UNC Wilmington issued a lockdown due to a false gunman report on Sept. 19, 2025, after a prior similar alert.

The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) issued a false alarm on September 19, 2025, after unconfirmed reports of a gunman prompted a campus lockdown. Students were instructed to shelter in place while law enforcement conducted a sweep, later confirming no attacker was present. The university gave the all-clear, with no class cancellations immediately announced. This incident followed a similar reported threat the previous day, which led to the evacuation of two student halls. Police are investigating the false reports.