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MSU: Alleged Gunman Arrested, No Injuries Reported
Fhu-Qui Kong “Bill” Nguyen, a freshman from Madison, Mississippi, has been arrested for allegedly carrying a gun on the campus of Mississippi State University Thursday morning. Nguyen reportedly made threats to kill himself and others, resulting in a campus lockdown. No injuries were reported, and officials said that no shots were ever fired.
The university issued a MSU Maroon Alert at 10:20 a.m. stating that an active shooter was reported near Carpenter Hall, the school’s mechanical engineering department. The gunman was later seen near the university’s main administration building, Lee Hall.
MSU issued an all-clear and has announced that classes will resume at 2 p.m.
Rumors spread on social media outlets that a second shooter was on campus, but MSU officials said the reports were false.
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