2 wounded by gunfire at Grambling State University

A university police officer and a non-student were shot early Friday at an arena on the Grambling, La., campus

Two people, including a police officer, were shot and wounded early Friday on the campus of Grambling State University in Grambling, La.

The Monroe News-Star reports that gunshots were heard at about 1:30 a.m. at the Frederick C. Hobdy Assembly Center on campus.

Two people, one non-student and one Grambling State police officer, were transported to a local hospital for treatment of their injuries. 

Officers on the scene says that witnesses said a suspect fled campus following the shooting.

KSLA-TV reports that there was a party at the assembly center when shots were fired.

The non-student was life-flighted to a Shreveport hospital for treatment.

The officer was shot in the lower body; his injuries are considered non-life threatening.

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Mike Kennedy

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Mike Kennedy has been writing about education for American School & University since 1999. He also has reported on schools and other topics for The Chicago Tribune, The Kansas City Star, The Kansas City Times and City News Bureau of Chicago. He is a graduate of Michigan State University.

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