It occurs due to an ongoing search for a student who disappeared after returning to his Pennsylvania home and retrieving a gun.

Fox News reports.

Maryland college closes campus until Nov. 29 amid hunt for missing student with gun

Washington College in Maryland announced Tuesday that it was closing its campus this week and the week of Thanksgiving amid an ongoing search for a student who disappeared after returning to his Pennsylvania home and retrieving a gun.

The college said in a statement that it would close until Nov. 29 after receiving new information and consulting with law enforcement.

Washington College President Sheila C. Bair said that classes are anticipated to resume on Monday, Nov. 30.

The Washington Post identified the student Tuesday as Jacob Marberger, a 19-year-old sophomore from the Philadelphia area. The paper reported that Marberger was suspended from school for a week and a half last month after allegedly brandishing an antique .22-caliber handgun while intoxicated in his fraternity house.