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University of Miami shooting

Shooting reported on Coral Gables (University of Miami)campus

A vehicle occupied by four individuals, two white males in the front seat and two white females in the rear seat, drove through the Coral Gables Campus around the Hecht-Stanford Dining Hall/ Wellness Center areas and fired a BB gun multiple times from a rolled down window. Image taken from UMPD surveillance

An Emergency Notification Network alert was sent to the members of the University of Miami community around 2:42 p.m. warning them of a shooting on the Coral Gables campus. The campus was put on lock down after a shooting occurred involving a BB gun.

UMPD gave the “all clear”  at 3:44 p.m. when a text message was received that said the subjects had been apprehended and that the lock down had been lifted.

The first text alert asked members of the community to “go/remain indoors, lock all doors/windows, stay away from windows and do not open locked doors for anyone.”

According to a secretary at the Wellness Center, the shooting took place on the area near the Hecht/Stanford Dining Hall and the Wellness center.

According to sources, two girls were reportedly shot. This has not been confirmed by UMPD.

A statement released by UMPD described the incident as a drive-by involving 4 individuals in a silver 4-door volvo.

According to the released statement, at approximately 2:30 p.m., two white males in the front seat and two white females in the back seat drove by the area and shot a BB gun multiple times through a rolled-down window.

The campus has now been secured and operations are to resume normally.

The statement urged anyone with any information pertaining to the incident, including victims who have not yet come forward, to contact UMPD at (305) 284-6666.

Stay with The Miami Hurricane for more details as the story develops.

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