USC Shooting At Halloween Party Left Four Wounded, Two People Detained (UPDATE, VIDEO)
Violence that sometimes borders the University of Southern California crept onto campus when an argument outside a Halloween party escalated to a shooting that critically wounded one man and injured three other people and led administrators Thursday to reassess policies of the school near high-crime neighborhoods.
Neither the victims nor the two men detained were USC students, but the shooting reinforced concerns that the campus' location near downtown Los Angeles presents risks on and off campus. The shooting comes after security was strengthened following the April slayings of two Chinese graduate students about a mile from the school.
As students returned to class Thursday after the campus was shut down for three hours, school officials said they are reviewing policies regarding visitors and events but stressed that the chances of a shooting at USC are rare.
"While the risk of such an episode on campus is very low, it reminds all of us that we must look out for ourselves and be particularly vigilant about the personal safety of friends and guests at our social events," USC President C.L. Max Nikias said.
Two men were detained and were being questioned about the shooting that happened outside the "Freak or Greek" party held by the Black Student Assembly. One man was critically injured, and three bystanders were treated for minor injuries and released. None of those shot or detained were students at the university, said USC police Capt. David Carlisle.
Geno Hall, a former Los Angeles prep football star, was shot seven times and is expected to live, his father, Eugene Hall told the Los Angeles Times. Hall is playing football at West Los Angeles community college, and his goal was to transfer to a university, his father said.
The men were in a line of more than 100 people waiting to get into the party when they began arguing and one man pulled a gun and opened fire, Carlisle said. Journalism graduate student Matt Hamilton, 25, said he and a group of friends were standing about 25 feet away when at least four gunshots rang out in rapid succession.
"And then mayhem erupted," Hamilton said. "People ran away in all directions. I tried to hide behind a building, and some people just dropped down."
USC officials said campus police officers saw the shooting and caught the two men as they ran away. A gun was found near the shooting scene and will be tested to see if it was the weapon used, police said.
Source : Huffington Post - http://www.huffingtonpost.com
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