SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
The search is on for six people after a reported shooting in a residence hall on the Sacramento State campus that prompted extra security concerns, the university said Monday.
Sac State said gunshots were reported inside Klamath Hall on Nov. 8, and officers with the university’s police department arrived within a minute. The university confirmed it is looking for six people, three of them armed. They are not believed to be students.
In an email sent out to students, the university’s police department said the shots were fired in the first-floor lobby and computer room area around 11 p.m. Police said the suspects were seen running off campus toward J Street.
No injuries were reported, but Sac State said it is taking extra precautions, which include increased patrols, modified access to certain buildings, and suspended daytime and nighttime privileges for guests.
“The safety and security of our campus community remains our highest priority,” a statement from the university read. “We are grateful that no one was injured, and we appreciate the cooperation and support of our campus community as the investigation continues.”
Video taken inside the dorm on Sunday night shows shell casings on the ground and a bullet hole in the window.
KCRA 3 spoke with students who live in Klamath Hall. They said they didn’t hear from the university about the gunshots until four hours after it happened, when university police sent out the email to students.
“I didn’t know what to think or believe. I didn’t know if it was fake or if it was real or a false alarm,” Ava Leijten, Sac State freshman, said.
Students said the entire incident has left them questioning their safety.
“Someone could have gotten shot. Like that is scary to think about. And the fact that there are six people, and no one was caught,” freshman Eden Zoeckler said. “They have safety measures put in place, but it’s just like there’s got to be like more they can do.”
“I’m definitely questioning the safety a little bit because if they were not people who live in Klamath Hall, I want to know how they got inside and how are they able to like, you know, have a gun on campus, I feel like and how they how were they able to get away?” freshman Dan Quae said.
Sac State said it is also working with local law enforcement to try to find the people responsible. Anyone with information related to the gunshots is asked to call Sac State police.
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