Two people were killed and another wounded in a shooting at a South Carolina State University residential complex on Thursday, according to CBS News. The university immediately put the campus on lockdown, which remained in effect for hours as investigators arrived on the scene. Classes were canceled for Friday, and counselors were made available to students.
The incident occurred at approximately 9:15 p.m., when the report of the shooting came in, according to CBS News. University officials had not confirmed the identities of the victims or the condition of the wounded individual. There was no information available regarding any suspects. Law enforcement was patrolling the campus and surrounding areas.
In other news, a developer of a multiplayer shooter game, Highguard, laid off multiple staff members just two weeks after its release, as reported by BBC Newsbeat. The game, which was given top billing at The Game Awards, struggled to retain players since its launch in January. The developer, Wildlight Entertainment, confirmed the layoffs in a statement. The team behind Highguard included veterans who had worked on successful titles such as Call of Duty, Apex Legends, and Titanfall.
Meanwhile, in Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney was scheduled to join mourners in Tumbler Ridge on Friday following a school shooting, according to The Guardian. The shooting, described as one of Canada's deadliest mass shootings, resulted in the deaths of six people, including a teacher and five children. Authorities and relatives released details as families spoke of their loss. Police had visited the home of the teenage suspect multiple times due to concerns about mental health problems and weapons, according to The Guardian. Firearms were seized from the residence approximately two years prior but were later returned.
In a separate development, an AI safety researcher quit US firm Anthropic with a warning that the "world is in peril," as reported by BBC Technology. Mrinank Sharma shared his resignation letter on X, citing concerns about AI, bioweapons, and the state of the wider world. He stated he would pursue writing and studying poetry and move back to the UK. This resignation came in the same week that an OpenAI researcher also resigned, expressing concerns about the company's decision to deploy advertisements in its chatbot.
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