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One person hurt in shooting at Southern University dorm

15 hours 29 minutes 17 seconds ago Sunday, March 02 2025 Mar 2, 2025 March 02, 2025 8:00 PM March 02, 2025 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE - Southern University lifted its lockdown on campus after a shooting at U.S. Jones Hall on Sunday evening. 

A school spokesperson said the shooting happened at Ulysses S. Jones Hall shortly after 6:30 p.m. The victim was taken to a hospital. Their condition is unknown. 

Campus police locked down the university and asked students and faculty to stay inside until an all-clear was given at 9:15 p.m. Officers were looking for a possible suspect described as a Black male wearing a black hoodie with rhinestones and dark pants. It's unclear if the person was found and taken into custody.

No additional information about the shooting has been released.

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