
Student Arrested, No Injuries After Shots Fired at South Carolina State University
Published on February 7, 2024
Orangeburg, S.C.—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 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....
