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Campus lockdown after shooting
21/09/2007 16:29 - (SA)
Dover, Delaware - Two students were shot and wounded, one seriously, at Delaware State University on Friday, and the campus was locked down as police searched for a gunman, officials said.
Classes were cancelled for the day and students were being kept inside.
"They've been directed to stay in their dorms," said Carlos Holmes, a university spokesperson. "We don't know where the shooter's at."
At the university's main entrance, swing-arm gates were down to prevent people from driving onto campus.
The students were shot near the Memorial Hall gymnasium at about 1am, according to a news release on the university's website.
Life-threatening wounds
Holmes said the female student appeared to have suffered serious wounds. "They could be potentially life-threatening," he said. The male student's wounds were not as serious and he was in stable condition at a hospital, Holmes said.
Police hoped to find out more information once the victims were able to talk.
"We haven't had a chance to talk to them yet, and that's probably a big reason why the suspect is still at large," Holmes said.
Non-essential university employees were told not to report to work.
University officials informed students about the shooting with phone calls, a notice posted on the campus Wwbsite and notifications in each dormitory. Holmes said Delaware State had improved the speed of its notifications following the shootings in April at Virginia Tech.
- AP
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