Radford University Shooting
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The Radford University campus was locked down last night while police searched for a man wanted in connection with a shooting on Calhoun Street, The Roanoke Times and WSLS-TV reported on their Web sites. According to an e-mail sent by the university, the man was seen near the Bonnie Hurlburt Student Center. Radford students and staff were asked to seek shelter. According to a statement from the city, the wanted man is a is tall and slim and may have a goatee, and he was wearing a camouflage jacket without a shirt. The statement said the man was seen traveling west on foot on Jefferson Street. Radford police said there was a single victim in the shooting. The victim, who reportedly was shot in the chest, was taken to the New River Valley Medical Center. The shooting took place a few blocks from the campus. Radford University officials ended a lockdown of the campus about five hours after a man was shot and killed nearby. University officials alerted students by e-mail, text message and voice mail about 9 p.m. Thursday to stay inside and lock their doors after reports of gunshots about a block from the campus. Police say the suspect was seen fleeing toward the campus, which prompted a sweep of campus buildings by authorities. They do not believe the suspect or the victim were Radford students. Neither has been identified. The lockdown was lifted about 3 a.m.
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References:
http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/state_regional/article/RADF03_20090402-233422/247937/,http://www.kxmb.com/News/354555.asp,http://current-news-results-notices.blogspot.com/2009/04/shooting-at-radford-news-at-radford.html,http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1640727
