Man injured at Connecticut college – hassteveclarkresignedyet

BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut. A gunman opened fire in a University of Bridgeport cafeteria, wounding one person and prompting a campus lockdown as police searched for a suspect.

Police in Connecticut’s largest city said the victim was being treated at a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, and the shooter remained at large Wednesday. The lockdown was lifted shortly before 6am on Wednesday as police described it as an “isolated incident” that no longer posed a threat to the public.

The Bridgeport Police Department says, “(We are) actively searching for a suspect involved in a separate incident that occurred on the University of Bridgeport campus. This is not an active shooter situation; Preliminary information indicates that the parties involved know each other

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Authorities said the shooting happened shortly after 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, and police arrived minutes later to the chaotic scene. Two youths who were not college students were involved in the shooting, police said. The men knew each other and the shooting was apparently the result of an argument, authorities said.

Police Chief Roderick Porter said the victim was alert and talking to police Tuesday night. According to him, several people were in the dining room at the time, and he did not immediately know how many shots were fired.

“We want to reassure the students, parents, faculty and residents of Bridgeport that this neighborhood is safe,” Porter said in a statement. “To further increase security in the area, a police presence will be maintained on the University of Bridgeport campus until the suspect is brought to justice.”

The private college’s president, Danielle Wilken, said the cafeteria was open to the public Tuesday night because of campus athletic events.

About 4,100 students and graduate students study at the non-profit school.