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Student Hospitalized After Shooting at North Carolina Central University Dorm

The incident, which occurred late Tuesday night, prompted a campus-wide lockdown and a police investigation.

  • A student was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries following a shooting at North Carolina Central University's Lawson Street Residence Complex.
  • The university issued a campus alert, warning of an 'armed and dangerous person' and placed the school on lockdown for several hours.
  • Durham Police and EMS responded to the scene, with the student being transported to Duke University Hospital.
  • The lockdown was lifted early Wednesday morning, and the university has announced counseling services for students and a campus safety townhall.
  • North Carolina Central University, a historically Black institution, has about 8,000 students, with the dormitory housing over 450 students.
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