South Carolina State University was locked down for about an hour Tuesday after reports of a shooting inside an academic building, officials said.
No injuries were reported, university officials said in a news release.
A teenage student was arrested for a gun crime after he led campus police on chase, according to the release.
Rolando J. Ifill, a 19-year-old from Charleston, was charged with carrying a firearm on school property, officials said. The sophomore could face more charges, according to the release.
Following a foot chase, the campus police officers who responded to the report of the shooting “subdued the suspected shooter … neutralizing any further threat to safety,” officials said.
The university’s Orangeburg campus was on lockdown from 11:30 a.m. to 12:26 p.m., according to the release.
Information about a motive for the shooting was not available, and the incident continues to be investigated by campus police, with assistance from the South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division.
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