Two people were killed and one wounded in a shooting at a South Carolina State University residential complex Thursday night, prompting a campus lockdown that remained in effect hours later, according to university officials. The incident occurred at the Hugine Suites student residential complex on the Orangeburg campus, as reported by multiple news outlets.
The university announced the shooting in a news release, stating that the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) was investigating. Officials have not released the identities of the victims or the condition of the wounded person, according to CBS News and Fox News. The lockdown was initiated around 9:15 p.m. Thursday after the report of the shooting, and classes were canceled Friday, with counselors made available to students.
Details about a suspect were not immediately available. ABC News reported that the university remained on lockdown hours after the shooting. Law enforcement was patrolling the campus and nearby areas, according to CBS News.
In other news, ABC News reported on the search for Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, who was reportedly kidnapped from her Tucson, Arizona, home on February 1. The FBI released photos and videos of an armed person in a mask in front of her home, appearing to tamper with a security camera.
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