Shelter-in-place lifted at NSU after initial reports of shots fired near residential hall
NSU students received the alert just before 12:30 a.m., stating that shots were fired in the parking lot of the Spartan Suites Residential Hall. This comes nearly a week after NSU added more safety protocols and foot patrols on campus following a weekend on-campus shooting.
NSU puts safety protocols in place in wake of recent on-campus shooting
Around an hour after the initial alert, the shelter-in-place was lifted. An investigation revealed there was no shots fired and that there is no immediate danger to students.
10 On Your Side's Deja Parker spoke with a student who claimed to have heard what sounded like gunshots in the area. He said he is glad the campus ramped up security and that no one was injured.
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