Virginia State University locked down after shots fired near Moore Hall, campus police say

(Note: This article has been updated with additional information.)

ETTRICK − Authorities at Virginia State University are investigating a report of shots fired near a campus residence ha Monday night.

A post on X (formerly Twitter) from VSU Police said the campus has been put in lockdown while the investigation is ongoing. The shots were reported in the area of Moore Hall, a suite-style residence hall located along East River Road near the Colonial Heights city line.

“The University is on lockdown,” the post read. “Updates to follow.”

VSU spokesperson Gwen Williams Dandridge told The Progress-Index in a text that so far, police have not located anyone injured. The investigation is ongoing, she said.

This is a developing story.

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