STARKVILLE — A shooting at Chadwick Apartments Thursday night sent two injured victims to the hospital and sparked a manhunt that briefly involved the Mississippi State University campus.
Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shots-fired call at the complex on Lee Boulevard, just east of the university. MSU issued a Maroon Alert moments later indicating the suspect was seen fleeing on foot toward campus.
MSU Chief Communications Officer Sid Salter said university police assisted other local law enforcement by providing K-9 units for the search. At 8:10 p.m. the university issued another Maroon Alert indicating the search was concluded and the suspect had “left the area.” The campus returned to normal operations at that time, Salter said.
OCSO Capt. Brett Watson would not confirm to The Dispatch by press time whether the suspect had been identified or arrested, though he said in a text message, “as far as we know there is no present danger to the community or campus.”
He said the two victims were taken to OCH Regional Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
The victims were not MSU students, Salter told The Dispatch.
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