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Shots at the Carolina Pines Apartments Sent CCU Shelter-in-Place at 8:44 PM on a Tuesday

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On the evening of Tuesday, April 26, 2022, Coastal Carolina University issued a CCU Alert telling students, faculty, and staff to shelter in place after shots were fired at the Carolina Pines apartments on Carolina Road adjacent to the campus at approximately 8:27 PM EDT. A yellow Dodge Charger was struck multiple times in the parking lot, but no injuries were reported. Horry County Police confirmed the scene was cleared with no community threat and no one was taken into custody at that time.

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Injured
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Institution
Coastal Carolina University
Public Masters · SC
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Confirmed Timeline

Alert Sequence

2 messages in sequence

Some alert texts below are approximate reconstructions from news coverage, not confirmed verbatim transcripts. Reconstructed texts are shown in italic with a dashed border. Verified verbatim texts have a solid border and are marked accordingly.

INITIAL ALERTSMS
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CCU ALERT: Shots fired at Carolina Pines Apartments on Carolina Road. SHELTER IN PLACE. Avoid doors and windows. Do not leave until all-clear is issued.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed, not verbatim: WPDE confirmed the CCU shelter-in-place alert was sent at 8:44 PM EDT on April 26, 2022, approximately 17 minutes after the shots were fired at 8:27 PM.
Carolina Pines apartments are off-campus but adjacent to CCU's main campus in Conway, South Carolina -- the shelter-in-place applied to the entire CCU community.
ALL CLEARSMS
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CCU ALERT: All clear. The scene at Carolina Pines Apartments has been cleared. No injuries reported. No threat to campus. Resume normal activities.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed all-clear; WPDE confirmed CCU declared the scene cleared with no injuries and no remaining threat to the campus community.
A yellow Dodge Charger was struck multiple times in the parking lot but no occupants were injured.
Context

Background

On the evening of April 26, 2022, shots were fired in the parking lot of the Carolina Pines Apartments along Carolina Road adjacent to Coastal Carolina University's campus in Conway, South Carolina. The firing, which occurred at approximately 8:27 PM EDT, struck a parked yellow Dodge Charger multiple times. No occupants were present in the vehicle and no injuries were reported. Coastal Carolina's Department of Public Safety activated the CCU Alert system and ordered a campus-wide shelter-in-place at 8:44 PM -- 17 minutes after the shots were fired. Horry County Police investigated and confirmed there was no active threat to the community. The incident prompted a follow-up media discussion about CCU's alert protocols, with university police explaining when and why a shelter-in-place is warranted for off-campus incidents near student housing. The Carolina Pines complex is one of several off-campus apartment communities along Carolina Road that predominantly house CCU students. Coastal Carolina, a public masters-level university in Horry County, enrolls approximately 12,000 students.
Outcome
Horry County Police investigated the shooting, confirmed no injuries and no active threat to the community. A yellow Dodge Charger was struck multiple times but no occupants were present. No arrests were immediately announced. The CCU community was notified when the scene was cleared.
Provenance

Sources

  1. News
    CCU says scene cleared, no threat to campus after nearby shots fired incident - WPDE
    wpde.com
  2. News
    Horry County police investigating shots fired off CCU campus - WMBF News
    wmbfnews.com
  3. News
    University police discuss CCU Alert protocols after shelter in place warning - WPDE
    wpde.com
  4. News
    Report: Car hit multiple times during shooting near CCU campus - WMBF News
    wmbfnews.com
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