S.C. State University briefly placed on lockdown after reports of shots fired
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WIS) - Students at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg were placed on a campus-wide lockdown for a short period last night after reports of shots fired in the area.
The campus lockdown lasted a little more than 30 minutes, from around midnight to 12:26 Sunday.
An alert sent out to students mentioned reports of shots fired near Goff Avenue, which is within a mile of the university.
A spokesperson for the Orangeburg Department of Public Safety says they had no reports of any incidents in that area overnight.
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