A gun-related incident occurred near the apartment complexes on George Busbee Parkway Thursday evening resulting in the death of one victim.
No statement has been released confirming the time of the incident, but the victim was found inside an apartment at TownPark Crossing around 3:30 p.m., according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The victim has been confirmed dead due to his injuries.
At the time of publication, it is unknown whether or not the victim was a student at Kennesaw State. Additionally, no statement has been released confirming the number of suspects.
KSU released an emergency alert via text and phone to students at 4:42 p.m., as well as posting the alert on the KSU Emergency Management Twitter account.
The alert told students, faculty and staff to avoid the area of George Busbee Parkway between Frey Road and Chastain Road.
A second alert was sent and tweeted at 5:14 p.m., notifying students that suspects may be on campus and students must stay inside and lock doors and windows. It was later confirmed on Twitter that suspects were potentially armed and potentially on campus.
Multiple Cobb County Police Department officers were on the scene with rifles drawn outside the Austin Residence Complex 900 building on the Kennesaw Campus, according to the Marietta Daily Journal.
KSU tweeted at 6:03 p.m. that the campus was all clear to resume normal activity and there was no credible threat to campus safety.
Update: One suspect was placed into custody prior to the all clear announcement, according to the AJC. The suspect’s name has not been released.
Emily Rubin contributed to this article.
