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Lockdown lifted at NC college after student shot, injured

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) – A lockdown has been lifted at North Carolina Central University in Durham after an on-campus shooting left one student injured.

The university said in a statement Sunday night that the shooting happened around 11 p.m. Sunday on the edge of campus.

The statement says the student was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.

NCCU sent a tweet from its official account around 11:15 p.m. Sunday that mentioned an “active shooter” and urged students to seek shelter “away from gunfire.” The statement says an “all clear” was issued at 11:50 p.m.

University spokeswoman Ayana Hernandez says no arrests have been made. Campus police are investigating.

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