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.
