Paine and Georgia Regents University campuses were on lockdown, according to spokesmen from the schools.
Today’s incident took place about 1 p.m, a sheriff’s spokesman said. One student suffered a non life-threatening injury.
Police are still searching for two men who fired shots at a Paine College men’s residence hall Sunday, injuring a Deputies were called to the campus about 4:45 p.m. Sunday to assist Paine officers in the investigation. Two students told police they were coming down the stairs in Gray Hall when they saw two black men with a gun inside the building. The students ran from the buildings as the gunmen fired shots in the building and continued firing outside, according to a sheriff’s office incident report. One of the fleeing students was injured when he fell while running and hurt his finger.
Another student who was seated outside was hit in the shoulder with bullet fragments. Both students took themselves to Georgia Regents Medical Center for treatment. Witnesses told deputies a burgundy Toyota was seen leaving the area soon after the shooting.
The college was immediately placed on a lockdown, but has since been deemed safe, according to a statement released by Paine College on Monday.
It also stated that Paine College students were not involved in the incident. Richmond County investigators are reviewing surveillance video to identify the two gunmen.
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