Updated 5:45 - Police in Grambling are
looking for the person who fired a gun during a
fight Friday at Grambling State University.
The campus will remain on lockdown through
Friday night.
Grambling
University's Police Chief said Friday's
fight actually began Thursday night at a club
between a student from Shreveport and another
from New Orleans. The fighting picked up
again Friday about 11:00 am in front of Tubman
Hall, a male dormitory on campus.
Three
individuals are in custody for disorderly
conduct. Police did not say if the three were
students. Two people received minor injuries
from the fight.
The shooter remains on the
loose.
From 3:45 pm
Several law
enforcement agencies have converged on the
Grambling State University campus in
northcentral Louisiana to help with crowd
control from two on-campus fights.
KSLA News
12 has learned that authorities from the Lincoln
Parish Sheriff's Office, Ruston Police,
Louisiana State Police and Grambling Police
Department are assisting the Grambling State
University Police with the situation.
It's
not known right now just what started the
fights, but Stephen Williams with the Lincoln
Parish Sheriff's Office told KSLA News 12 a
gunshot was fired.
Ralph Wilson, spokesman
for Grambling State University, said, "Police
have not fully confirmed with me that there were
gunshots fired, I am still waiting on that
confirmation. We should know by the time your
crew gets here."
There are no reports of any
injuries.
Wilson did say students and
employees got a text message through the
school's text messaging system that the school
was closing for the day at 3:00 pm. He did not
say if the message was sent because of the
situation on-campus.
Wilson also said GSU's
president asked for the campus to be
locked-down.
Grambling is located about 55
miles east of Shreveport.
KSLA News 12 has a
crew heading toward Grambling. Stay with
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