A student at Kennesaw State University in Georgia was shot and killed Saturday by an “armed intruder” on campus, officials confirmed.
“Kennesaw State officials can confirm that a female student was fatally shot on campus,” the school said in an alert posted on its website. “A suspect has been arrested.”
The school added: “There is no threat to the campus community. Kennesaw State University Police are working with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and we will provide updated information as soon as possible. ‘They will be available.’
The student was shot around 4 p.m.
CALIFORNIA UPS DRIVER SHOT, KILLED WHILE IN TRUCK ON BREAK; SUSPECT ARRESTED
An armed intruder was reported on the Kennesaw State University campus Saturday. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
In a previous social media alert, the university said: “An armed intruder has been reported at Kennesaw State. Seek shelter in a secure location until further notice. »
At 4:45 p.m., the university gave the all-clear and said the suspect was “no longer a threat to campus.”
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) and the university are investigating.
The fatal shooting comes three months after Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student at Augusta University, was killed Feb. 22 while jogging on trails around the university’s campus from Georgia.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
Jose Antonio Ibarra, a 26-year-old Venezuelan national who was living illegally in the United States, was accused of her murder, which police described as a “crime of opportunity.”
Kennesaw State University is located north of Atlanta. (Google Maps)
Earlier this month, a Georgian the grand jury indicted Ibarrafor 10 counts, including malice murder, two counts of kidnapping with bodily injury, two counts of aggravated assault with intent to rape, two counts of aggravated battery, obstructing or preventing a person from passing a 911 call, tampering with evidence and being a “peeping Tom.”
