Suspect in custody, one person dead at Oklahoma community college
Midwest City Oklahoma April 26 2023 A suspect is in custody and one person is dead after a shooting at Rose State College in Midwest City, Oklahoma, the city’s police chief said Monday.
Chief Sid Porter told reporters the suspect and victim “are acquainted through a domestic situation.” The victim was shot once, he said.
Officers, who were assigned to patrol the campus, received reports of a person shot, responded to the area and found the armed suspect, Porter said.
“They ordered him to drop the gun, which he did,” the chief said.
Porter said students and staff did a “fantastic job” at responding to the incident at the community college east of Oklahoma City. He said the campus had an active shooter drill in the past few weeks.
Rose State College is a public, two-year institution, it says on its website. It has more than 13,000 students and more than 60 academic programs.
“We are currently experiencing an active shooter situation on campus,” Rose State College said earlier on Twitter. “Please shelter in place and follow instructions from law enforcement officials. More information to follow as it becomes available.”
The lockdown was later lifted.
People on campus were asked to leave after the end of the lockdown.
“Please avoid the area south of Humanities and Administration Building. All activities and classes for the remainder of Monday, April 24 are cancelled,” a tweet from the college said.
