ORANGEBURG, S.C. — The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is investigating after shots were fired on South Carolina State University's campus over the weekend.
The university said the gunfire happened around 11:30 p.m. Saturday. According to SC State, campus police got a report of shots fired near the Hugine Suites student apartment complex.
There were no reported injuries.
The school was put on lockdown as precaution. That lockdown was lifted around 3 a.m. Sunday
The school adds that surveillance video captured photos and license plate information of potential suspects. News19 has reached out to SLED for more information regarding the investigation.
This incident comes weeks after another shooting at the Hugine Suites apartments. Back on March 3, a male student was shot around 12:30 a.m. Authorities said at the time the student was admitted to a local hospital for non life threatening injuries. The campus was placed on lockdown for less than one hour while police looked for a suspect.
Anyone with information in the case should call Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.
