JACKSON, Miss. ( WJTV ) – Jackson police are searching for a man who was seen with a gun near Jackson State University (JSU) on Monday, February 12.
Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade provided a picture of the man who was carrying a gun.
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JSU officials sent a “Shelter in Place Alert” to students. The alert said an unidentified man with an assault rifle was reportedly near the College of Liberal Arts.
The JSU Department of Public Safety responded to the scene. Officials asked the campus community to shelter in place. The notice was later lifted by the university.
Just after 12:45 p.m., officials announced the JSU Department of Public Safety conducted a campus sweep in response to additional reports of a trespassing male individual.
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