Two people died and another was wounded in a shooting at a South Carolina State University residential complex on Thursday evening, according to university officials. The incident, which occurred at the Hugine Suites student residential complex, prompted an immediate campus lockdown that remained in effect for hours as law enforcement investigated.
The university confirmed the shooting in a statement, adding that the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is investigating the incident, according to Fox News. The identities of the victims and the condition of the wounded person have not been released, as reported by CBS News and Fox News. The university put the campus on lockdown at approximately 9:15 p.m. Thursday after a report of the shooting came in, according to CBS News and Fox News. Classes were canceled on Friday, and counselors were made available to students, as stated by CBS News.
In other news, an AI safety researcher, Mrinank Sharma, resigned from US firm Anthropic with a cryptic warning that the "world is in peril," according to BBC Technology. Sharma, in his resignation letter shared on X, cited concerns about AI, bioweapons, and the state of the wider world as his reasons for leaving. He plans to pursue writing and poetry and move back to the UK, according to BBC Technology.
Also, the developer of the multiplayer shooter "Highguard" laid off multiple staff members just two weeks after the game's release, according to BBC Technology. The game, which was given top billing at The Game Awards, struggled to retain players since its launch in January, according to BBC Technology.
In a separate story, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to join mourners in Tumbler Ridge on Friday, as authorities and relatives released details about the victims of a recent shooting, according to The Guardian. "The tears just keep flowing," said Sarah Lampert, the mother of 12-year-old Ticaria Lampert, one of the children killed in the shooting, according to The Guardian.
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