Police in upstate New York determined that a suspicious package that sparked an hours-long lockdown Monday at Hamilton College did not pose any threat. The liberal arts college in Clinton sent out four alerts in the span of an hour urging students and staff to shelter in place, lock doors, draw curtains and stay away from windows. Campus officials said a bomb threat and the threat of a shooting at the recently renovated Kirner-Johnson Building were received by phone at 9.45am. On lockown: Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, was placed on lockdown this morning in response to a bomb threat and reports of a possible shooter on campus . Red flag: Campus officials said someone called in a bomb threat and the threat of a shooting at Kirner-Johnson Building before 10am Monday . Exodus: Police evacuated McEwen, Milbank, Babbitt, Cafe Opus and Schambach buildings . A suspicious package was found in the Kirner-Johnson building, and K-9 dogs were on scene . Students and staff were being asked not to use Martin's Way, but to leave campus via Green Apple Way to the Field House . Initially, only a part of the campus was placed on lockdown, but it was later extended to the entire school. A bomb squad from Albany arrived on campus at around 2.30pm to investigate a suspicious package that has been discovered at the Kirner-Johnson building. Katey Hopper, a student at Hamilton who is the sister of a Daily Mail Online manager, said in an email that the person who called in the threat this morning mentioned multiple bombs. The college senior told Daily Mail that police have located one suspicious package that was described as being 'larger than a purse.' By 3.30pm, officers examined the item found at the Kirner-Johnson building and found it to be harmless. They also investigated another item discovered nearby as a precaution and were conducting a second security sweep. Ms Hopper, a field hockey player at Hamilton, said the unidentified suspect allegedly told school officials he or she would shoot any student seen walking around campus, but no gunman has been seen. Police  evacuated McEwen, Milbank, Babbitt, Cafe Opus and Schambach buildings while K-9 units were brought it to search the campus. Students and staff were being asked not to use Martin's Way, but to leave campus via Green Apple Way to the Field House. Ms Hopper, who has been on lockdown on the north side of the campus for more than four hours, said her fellow students and staff were 'on edge' but did not feel an imminent threat. At around 12.40am, Trooper Jack Keller said no one has been injured and there was no active shooter on campus, reported Syracuse.com. Emergency updates: College officials have been keeping the Hamilton community abreast with the developing situations through emergency notifications . Insititution: the private liberal arts college located 40 miles east of Syracuse, which was founded in 1793 as a boys' school, currently has 1,929 students . Shortly before 2pm, the college announced that all classes were cancelled for the day citing the ongoing lockdown and police investigation. According to its site, the private liberal arts college located 40 miles east of Syracuse, which was founded in 1793 as a boys' school, currently has 1,850 students. The emergency comes just hours after Wayne Community College in Goldsboro, North Carolina, went into lockdown mode just before 9am over reports of an active shooter. According to reports, one person was fatally shots and the suspect was still at large.
Hamilton College in Clinton received bomb threat and threat of shooting at 9.45am .
Students and staff were urged to shelter in place, lock doors, draw curtains and stay away from windows .
Suspicious package found in Kirner-Johnson Building; bomb squad arrived from Albany to investigate .
A state trooper announced just before 12.40pm there was no active shooter .
All classes at Hamilton were canceled for the day .
Suspicious package at Kirner-Johnson Building was found to be harmless .