Overview
- Shots were reported around 9:15 p.m. Thursday inside an apartment at the Hugine Suites housing complex in Orangeburg.
- The university placed the campus on lockdown for nearly eight hours, lifting it around 5 a.m. Friday.
- The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating with campus police and the Orangeburg County sheriff, reporting one death at the scene and another at a hospital.
- Authorities have not released the victims' identities or the condition of the injured person, and no arrests have been publicly confirmed.
- Friday classes were canceled, counseling services were offered, and patrols increased, following prior October shootings that included one near the same complex.