Shooting at Coastal Carolina University (Conway, South Carolina) - UPDATED

[Tx4obama]

Shooting at South Carolina university wounds one

(Reuters) - At least one person was wounded in a shooting on Tuesday at a residence hall of a South Carolina university near the resort area of Myrtle Beach, and authorities were searching for a gunman, the university said.

Students were urged to remain in their dorm rooms at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, near the resort town of Myrtle Beach, but the gunman was believed to have fled the scene, school officials said.

The shooting occurred just before 7:30 p.m. at University Place, an apartment-style residence hall that is home to nearly 2,000 students.

"The suspect fled in a vehicle. The campus is still on lockdown, although people in classrooms were allowed to go home. Those in dorms were advised to stay inside," said Mona Prufer, a university spokeswoman.

Prufer said a shooting victim had been taken to a hospital in Myrtle Beach but had no further details.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/27/us-usa-shooting-southcarolina-idUSBRE91Q04220130227?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews

UPDATE

CNN Breaking News ‏@cnnbrk

The student who was shot in Coastal Carolina dorm has died, school says. Campus still locked down. Suspect at large. http://on.cnn.com/XZljNE

https://twitter.com/cnnbrk/status/306670032241426432

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Student killed in shooting at Coastal Carolina University

(CNN) -- A small South Carolina college remained locked down early Wednesday morning as police searched for the person who shot and killed a student in a campus dormitory.

Officials at Coastal Carolina University in Conway said the school still plans to hold classes Wednesday, and will make counselors available.

The victim was identified as Anthony Darnell Liddell, 19, from Bennettsville.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/26/us/south-carolina-campus-shooting/index.html

[Buzz Clik]

1. Your title is sort of correct but needs editing.

It should be "a South Carolina univeristy" or "Coastal Carolina University"

[Tx4obama]

2. Thanks, fixed it.

[Loudly]

3. Guns in the hands of the public is a stupendously bad idea.

[Tx4obama]

4. Update has been added to OP. n/t

[Jamastiene]

5. The student that died lived not very far from me.

I wish all of these school shootings, at the very least, would stop. I wish all of the killing would stop everywhere, but especially at schools.