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1 student hospitalized after dorm shooting places North Carolina university on lockdown

By MAKIYA SEMINERA
Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Central University says a student was shot at a dormitory on campus. Police responded to reports of a shooting Tuesday night at Lawson Street Residence Complex in Durham. The school was placed on lockdown and a campus alert issued a warning to those in the area. Emergency responders were on an unrelated medical call when they found the student with at least one gunshot wound. The student was taken to Duke University Hospital. A university spokesperson says the student has non-life-threatening injuries as of Wednesday afternoon. A suspect has not yet been named by police. The university says it will provide counseling to support students in the aftermath of the shooting.

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