Suspect Held After Female Student Killed at Kennesaw State

U.S.

May 20, 2024

0:00

A suspect was detained after a female Kennesaw State University (KSU) student was shot and fatally wounded Saturday afternoon shortly after 4 p.m.

WSBTV reported that a campus-wide alert went out at 4:07 warning students, faculty, and staff at the Kennesaw, Georgia, campus that there was an intruder on campus and everyone needed to take shelter. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution said the student “was shot near the South Campus housing area.”

KSU Alert: Kennesaw Campus: Armed Intruder reported at Kennesaw State. Seek shelter in a secure location until further notice.

— KSU Emergency Management (@ksuoem) May 18, 2024

At 4:43 p.m. KSU Emergency Management announced it was safe to move around the campus.

FOX 9 noted the identity of the deceased female student was not released nor were any possible motives behind the incident.

The shooting is being investigated by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

AWR Hawkins

AWR Hawkins is one of the preeminent 2nd amendment journalists having racked up a series of high profile awards in the space. The Second Amendment Foundation named him Journalist of the Year 2015; Gun Rights Defender of the Year 2016; and Journalist of the Year 2017. He was named 2019 Journalist of the Year at the 34th Annual Gun Rights Policy Conference, and Gun Rights Defender of the Year at its 2020 conference.