SC State University on lockdown after fatal shooting

SC State University on lockdown after fatal shooting
February 13, 2026

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SC State University on lockdown after fatal shooting

South Carolina State University officials say the campus is on lockdown following a shooting that left two people dead and one person injured.The lockdown began on Thursday around 9:15 p.m. when a shooting was reported in an apartment at the Hugine Suites student residential complex. The State Law Enforcement Division, SLED, is on site and actively investigating. While the campus remains on lockdown, officers with the Orangeburg Department of Public Safety and the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office are patrolling along with the university’s Department of Public Safety.University officials have yet to confirm the victims’ identities or the condition of the wounded person. All classes have been canceled for Friday, and the university says counselors are available to students.

South Carolina State University officials say the campus is on lockdown following a shooting that left two people dead and one person injured.

The lockdown began on Thursday around 9:15 p.m. when a shooting was reported in an apartment at the Hugine Suites student residential complex.

The State Law Enforcement Division, SLED, is on site and actively investigating.

While the campus remains on lockdown, officers with the Orangeburg Department of Public Safety and the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office are patrolling along with the university’s Department of Public Safety.

University officials have yet to confirm the victims’ identities or the condition of the wounded person.

All classes have been canceled for Friday, and the university says counselors are available to students.

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