Female Georgia college student is shot dead by ‘armed intruder’ causing shelter-in-place alert before police arrest suspect
- A Georgia student was shot dead Saturday by an ‘armed intruder’
- The incident occurred at 4:00 PM local time and prompted a shelter-in-place on campus
- The suspect has now been arrested and is no longer seen as a threat
A Georgia student was shot and killed by an “armed intruder,” officials confirmed Saturday.
“Kennesaw State officials can confirm that a female student has been fatally shot on campus,” the university said in an alert on its website.
The college confirmed that a suspect has been arrested and that there is “no threat to the campus community.”
The incident occurred around 4:00 PM local time and prompted a shelter-in-place on campus.
The order was lifted around 4:45 p.m., but advised students to “avoid the South Campus residential area due to police activity.”
“Kennesaw State officials can confirm that a female student has been fatally shot on campus,” the university said in an alert on its website Saturday.
Kennesaw State University Police are working with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, according to the university.
This is the second emergency warning this year due to an armed intruder at the university. WSB-TV reports this.
Students and staff were under shelter-in-place orders for hours during a January incident in which a person with a gun was reported on campus.