FAU Shooting Lock Down Boca Raton Campus

Here is the released information from Florida Atlantic University on FAU shooting incident.

Due to an incident during the early morning hours of Wednesday in which an individual discharged a firearm on the Boca Raton campus, the Boca Raton campus remains closed and on lock down until further notice. Only Level 1 Tier 1 essential personnel are permitted on campus. All other FAU campuses are open and regular business operations and classes are taking place at those locations. More information regarding making up class sessions will be available on www.fau.edu shortly.

At 1:16 a.m. Florida Atlantic University's police department received notice about a possible shooting on the Boca Raton campus. Upon receiving the call, FAU police immediately began to investigate the situation and determined that shots had been fired at the student apartments.

At 1:42 a.m. FAU police activated the newly installed siren and PA system, alerting the campus community that there was an armed suspect on campus and that all campus residents and visitors should seek shelter immediately. Messages were posted on the homepage, throughout the website and a university wide e-mail was sent out asking those on campus to seek shelter and those off campus to remain off campus. The new reverse 911 system was also utilized. In addition, notices were posted in the residence halls regarding the situation.

At this time FAU and Boca Raton police are searching for an unidentified male responsible for discharging a firearm on campus. It is believed that this is an isolated incident. No one was seriously injured during the incident, though a non student received minor injuries.

Please check this website for further updates as they become available.

Source: By Florida Atlantic University