Officials: Reports of a shot fired on Kent State Campus near Bowman Hall

Newsnet5 Cleveland ^ | 4/2/14 | Megan Shaw

[IChing]

KENT, Ohio - According to school officials, reports of a shot fired near Bowman Hall on the Kent State main campus.

Kent police are assisting Kent State police officers on the scene.

According to Executive Director of University Media Relations Eric Mansfield, the suspect is a black male wearing basketball shorts, carrying a silver handgun.

Officials are asking everyone to avoid the area. Seek shelter until further notice.

This FlashAlert, emergency text messages, was sent to all students: "Kent Main Campus: Report of a shot fired near Bowman Hall. Officers in area. Stay away from area. If in area, Shelter in place until further notice."

NewsChannel5 has a crew headed to the scene.

Check back for more details as they become available.

[mmichaels1970]

A shot fired at Kent State University Wednesday that sent the campus into lockdown stemmed from a domestic dispute between the suspect and two women, Kent State Police said this morning.

Kent police arrested 24-year-old Quavaugntay Tyler, a freshman, after they said he pulled out a gun and accidentally shot himself in the hand during an argument with two women.

[mmichaels1970]

[MinuteGal]

"Quavaugntay Taylor.....accidentally shot himself in the hand...."

If my name was Quavaughntay Taylor I would purposefully shoot myself in the left frontal lobe.

Thanks for the reply...I think, LOL.

Leni

[jmacusa]

‘’April is the cruelest month.’’

[combat_boots]

No can do.

[combat_boots]

Besides timing, no can do.