N.C. Central University police are investigating a shooting that locked down the campus for two hours following a report of possible gunshots at a residence hall.
Campus police got a call around 10:15 p.m. Tuesday about possible gunshots at the Lawson Street Residence Hall.
Emergency Medical Services workers on campus for an unrelated medical call “rendered aid to one person who sustained one or more gunshot wounds” and who was taken to Duke University Hospital the university said in a news release.
The release did not specify where the person, whose name was not released, had been shot.
NCCU police officers were in the area to do proactive safety checks of the residence hall, the release stated.
“The officers were able to respond quickly to assess the situation and the order for a campus lockdown was initiated,” it stated.
An NCCU Alert said there was an “armed and dangerous person on Lawson Street, and instructed those on campus to “shelter in place until further notification,” reported ABC1, The News & Observer’s media partner
Counseling services and a case manager will be available at Lawson Street Residence Hall for residents and students who would like to speak with someone or need support beginning at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.
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