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Recursion

(56,582 posts)
Thu Aug 27, 2015, 12:12 PM Aug 2015

Suspected Active Shooter In Custody At Mississippi State University, Lockdown To Be Lifted At 2

Source: TPM

A suspected shooter at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Miss., is in custody.

The campus lockdown will be lifted at 2 p.m., according to the university.

The suspect was seen at two campus buildings, Lee Hall and Carpenter Hall, before being apprehended.

No injuries were reported, per the University's Twitter feed.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/mississippi-state-active-shooter



Contemporaneous tweets at link.

My dad teaches there.

I spent the past 15 minutes frantically dialing him.

We've got to do better, people.
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Suspected Active Shooter In Custody At Mississippi State University, Lockdown To Be Lifted At 2 (Original Post) Recursion Aug 2015 OP
glad they caught that person. hope everyone is safe. niyad Aug 2015 #1
Real redistribution Roy Rolling Aug 2015 #2
Unclear what really happened, so far muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 #3
Yeah it's conflicted. I have three friends on campus who heard shots Recursion Aug 2015 #4
Glad your dad's OK. short circuit Aug 2015 #5

Roy Rolling

(6,917 posts)
2. Real redistribution
Thu Aug 27, 2015, 12:16 PM
Aug 2015

Why is it family and innocent people must always pay the price in tears and pain for the misguided sense of entitlement called "rights" by ammosexuals?

Someone else always pays the price other than the gun seller and the gun owner.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,318 posts)
3. Unclear what really happened, so far
Thu Aug 27, 2015, 12:43 PM
Aug 2015

The university tweted that no shots had been fired:

The university issued an "all clear" announcement about a half hour after putting out warnings about an active shooter.

It said there was "no report at this time of any shots that have been fired" and that no injuries had immediately been reported.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/27/us-usa-mississippi-shooting-idUSKCN0QW20Z20150827

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
4. Yeah it's conflicted. I have three friends on campus who heard shots
Thu Aug 27, 2015, 12:44 PM
Aug 2015

But stress makes things very confusing

 

short circuit

(145 posts)
5. Glad your dad's OK.
Thu Aug 27, 2015, 12:46 PM
Aug 2015

But we've got guns placed on the hands of the mentally ill. People needs to do a better job of deep background checks or interpret the 2nd Amendment differently.

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