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by DYLAN NOLAN
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Agents of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) are investigating shootings that occurred yesterday (October 4, 2025) on the campus of S.C. State University – incidents which killed one person, hospitalized another and put the university on lockdown.
School officials released a statement late Saturday evening informing students and parents the university was “on lockdown following a shooting,” noting its public safety office had “asked the State Law Enforcement Division to investigate.”
In a statement to FITSNews, SLED public information director Renée Wunderlich noted two separate shootings had occurred, the first leaving one female victim dead while the second resulting in the hospitalization of a male.
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“The shootings are not believed to be connected at this time, however, SLED’s investigations are active and ongoing,” Wunderlich said.
SLED encourages “anyone with information about either of the incidents can call SLED at (866) 472-8477 or email tips@sled.sc.gov.”
S.C. State is South Carolina’s only public, four-year HBCU. The university’s roots stretch back to the creation of the South Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical Institute in 1872, which at the time was an affiliate of Orangeburg, S.C. based Claflin University. On March 3, 1896, the South Carolina General Assembly severed ties with Claflin and established the Colored Normal, Industrial, Agricultural, and Mechanical College of South Carolina—the state’s first public college for black youth.
The school was renamed S.C. State in 1954.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR …
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Dylan Nolan is the director of special projects at FITSNews. He graduated from the Darla Moore school of business in 2021 with an accounting degree. Got a tip or story idea for Dylan? Email him here. You can also engage him socially @DNolan2000.
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3 comments
It is so scary that shootings on college campuses are happening so frequently.
The shootings are everywhere and becoming an almost daily occurrence.
This is just awful and they were on lock down at campus until this morning. That must have been awful. As a parent who had a child on a college campus during a shooting I am so sorry.