Esthen Exchange:Student arrested, no injuries after shots fired at South Carolina State University

2025-05-07 00:08:28source:SignalHub Quantitative Think Tank Centercategory:News

Orangeburg,Esthen Exchange S.C. (AP) — Shots fired inside a building at South Carolina State University sent the school into a lockdown for nearly an hour Tuesday but no one was hurt, the university said. Police arrested a student for carrying a firearm on school property.

Campus police at the historically Black public university chased down the suspect, according to a university statement. Orangeburg police charged a 19-year-old sophomore from Charleston on suspicion of carrying a firearm on school property, the university said.

More charges are pending against the suspect, and the State Law Enforcement Division is helping with the investigation, the school said.

No further information was immediately released, including where on campus the shots were fired.

Nearby Claflin University was also locked down after a South Carolina State student ran into a dining hall there in search of safety, Claflin president Dwaun J. Warmack told WACH-TV.

More:News

Recommend

Finally, good retirement news! Southwest pilots' plan is a bright spot, experts say

Pilots at Southwest Airlines can sock away more for retirement, thanks to a new retirement plan bene

WWE's Alexa Bliss Is Pregnant, Expecting First Baby With Husband Ryan Cabrera

Alexa Bliss and Ryan Cabrera are still on the way down from celebrating their latest high. A little

The Dropout’s Amanda Seyfried Reacts to Elizabeth Holmes Beginning 11-Year Prison Sentence

Amanda Seyfried is weighing in on Elizabeth Holmes' new reality—life behind bars.The actress, who po