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Officials: Reports of a shot fired on Kent State Campus near Bowman Hall
Newsnet5 Cleveland ^
| 4/2/14
| Megan Shaw
Posted on 04/02/2014 6:31:52 PM PDT by 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.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: activeshooter; crime; ericmansfield; gunviolence; kentstate; ohio
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First Ft. Hood, now this. Not a good day for historical sites of previous violence.
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posted on
04/02/2014 6:31:52 PM PDT
by
IChing
To: IChing
Geez what is it about April. Seems that all the shootings and weirdo stuff occurs this month.
To: IChing
Hispanic in TX, now a black in OH. If these are the perps, then the media will drop these stories pretty quick.
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posted on
04/02/2014 6:33:28 PM PDT
by
PghBaldy
(12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
To: IChing
Impossible. Fort hood and Kent state are gun free zones.
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posted on
04/02/2014 6:33:45 PM PDT
by
GrandJediMasterYoda
(Republican has "I can" at the end. Democrat has "rat". Any questions?)
To: IChing
DIMS desperately trying to create a Reichstag incident.
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posted on
04/02/2014 6:34:16 PM PDT
by
Arm_Bears
(Shoot cops that shoot dogs.)
To: PghBaldy
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posted on
04/02/2014 6:34:49 PM PDT
by
combat_boots
(The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
To: Arm_Bears
0bama wants a shooting, he gets one
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posted on
04/02/2014 6:35:30 PM PDT
by
combat_boots
(The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
> the suspect is a black male wearing basketball shorts, carrying a silver handgun.
Thanks IChing.
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posted on
04/02/2014 6:36:58 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Obama is now making Jimmy Carter look like Attila the Hun. /focus/news/3138768/posts)
To: IChing
shelter in place and die like a coward
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posted on
04/02/2014 6:37:01 PM PDT
by
devolve
(- Tell VLADIMER after my ERECTION I have more 90% more FLEXIBILITY -- I need more SPACE - BHO Jr -)
To: IChing
Richard Nixon was seen running away carrying a silenced M-16.
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posted on
04/02/2014 6:37:33 PM PDT
by
Steely Tom
(How do you feel about robbing Peter's robot?)
To: IChing
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posted on
04/02/2014 6:38:44 PM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
To: combat_boots
Do you have any evidence?
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
If they had done it yesterday, we would have known they were kidding...</joke
I am so sick of Obeyme’s minions...
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posted on
04/02/2014 6:40:12 PM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(Truth sounds like hate to those who hate the truth. ~~ Phil Robertson, Duck Dynasty)
To: devolve
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posted on
04/02/2014 6:41:22 PM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(Truth sounds like hate to those who hate the truth. ~~ Phil Robertson, Duck Dynasty)
To: IChing
This is just a bit weird.
If I were in charge of anything at Virginia Tech, I’d lock it down now.
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posted on
04/02/2014 6:44:16 PM PDT
by
G Larry
(There's the Beef!)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Al Qaeda just got done ordering attacks in the US. The “lone jihad wolves” will be out in force....shootings, explosions, huge apartment fires(arson), etc. Arm yourselves.
To: IChing
The Man With the Golden Gun
Oh wait...it’s Silver this time.
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posted on
04/02/2014 6:44:26 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: IChing
Were any tin soldiers seen coming? How about MO Governor Jay Nixon?
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posted on
04/02/2014 6:45:43 PM PDT
by
AuH2ORepublican
(If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll defend your rights?)
To: devolve
To: IChing
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