UPDATE: 3:15 P.M. FRIDAY:
South Carolina State University Campus Police is interviewing a person of interest in connection with the shooting
University officials have lifted the lockdown previously put in place after a shooting on campus, according to an email from the university.
South Carolina State University officials said in an email that one student “sustained non-life-threatening injuries” after a shooting on campus. The student has been released from the hospital.
The campus was on lockdown as of 7:50 a.m. Friday. Campus Police confirmed that the first call related to the shooting incident came through at 1:47 a.m. on Friday.
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ORANGEBURG, SC (WBTW) – A shooting at a student housing complex has put South Carolina State University on lock down overnight.
CBS affiliate WLTX reports that shortly after 2:30 a.m. Friday, a campus-wide email and text alert was sent from the university. The alert said the shooting happened around Building K at Hugine Suites. The alert also asked students to shelter in place and avoid the area until further notice.
Hugine Suites is a co-ed housing complex that has a capacity of about 755 students, according to SCSU’s website.
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