US EditionUniversity of South Carolina warns students of active shooter near library at Columbia campus
University of South Carolina responded to a false active shooter report with a 95-minute lockdown; two minor injuries occurred during evacuation, police found no evidence of a threat.
- On Sunday evening, Aug. 24, the University of South Carolina alerted students to a possible active shooter near Thomas Cooper Library, instructing them to evacuate and shelter in place.
- Police received an unconfirmed report of gunfire around 6:30 p.m., and the RazALERT emergency notification included a suspect described as a white male about 6 feet tall wearing black pants.
- The shelter-in-place lasted 95 minutes while multiple law enforcement agencies swept the University of South Carolina Columbia campus, and EMS crews treated two students for minor evacuation injuries.
- After searches found no evidence of gunfire, the school noted the Thomas Cooper Library remains closed and urged the campus community to monitor Carolina Alert and the university website for updates.
- The alert follows similar false reports at other schools this week, with the USC alert days after unverified claims at Villanova University and University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Rep. Nancy Mace amplified unverified posts, drawing criticism amid swatting and hoax concerns.
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USC students return to campus following active shooter scare
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) - Students at the University of South Carolina are attempting to get back to normal. Reports of an active shooter disturbed the first week back to school for students and faculty, putting campus on lock down for hours Sunday evening. Sunday night at around 6:30, students at USC received a text message that said, "Active shooter at Thomas Cooper Library on Columbia campus." Many students said they were told to stay put. The …
By Amanda Musa, CNN There is no evidence of a shooter at the University of South Carolina's campus library, a school spokesperson said Sunday, following a school-wide alert about a reported attacker on the Columbia campus. "We received an unconfirmed report of an armed attacker at Thomas Cooper Library," Jeff Stensland, a university spokesperson, told CNN affiliate WIS-TV. "At this time, we have no injuries and have no confirmation that there wa…
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