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Nearby targeted shooting locked down two campus buildings and an adjacent high school

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Confirmed Threat

On the afternoon of September 14, 2023, Macomb Community College's South Campus and Dental Science Building, along with neighboring Warren Woods Tower High School, were placed on lockdown after a shooting near Martin and Bunert roads in Warren around 3:10 p.m. EDT. Police found a man with multiple gunshot wounds in a blue sedan, and witnesses reported three men fleeing the area. The college buildings stayed locked down for about two hours, with the all-clear given around 5:30 p.m. EDT.

Alerts
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Response
Killed
Injured
Institution
Macomb Community College
Community College · MI
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Documented Timeline

Alert Sequence

3 messages in sequence · 1 verified verbatim

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INITIAL ALERTSMS
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UPDATESMS
MCC Alert Update! Warren Police still in pursuit of shooting suspects, now updated to three black males, South Campus remains on lockdown
Verbatim text of a Macomb Alert update issued during the lockdown, as quoted by FOX 2 Detroit; it relayed the Warren Police suspect description (updated to three suspects) and confirmed South Campus remained locked down.
The message reproduces the suspect description as relayed by Warren Police; the lockdown covered only the South Campus and Dental Science Building.
ALL CLEARSMS
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Context

Background

Macomb Community College's South Campus is in Warren, Michigan, near 12 Mile and Hayes roads. On September 14, 2023, a shooting near Martin and Bunert roads around 3:10 p.m. EDT left a man wounded in a blue sedan; witnesses reported three men fleeing. The South Campus and Dental Science Building, along with neighboring Warren Woods Tower High School, went into lockdown, and local reporting described the shooting as 'targeted.' The buildings remained locked down for about two hours before the all-clear around 5:30 p.m. EDT. This 2023 South Campus episode is distinct from Macomb's September 2017 Center Campus lockdown over a reported armed person; together they show a multi-campus district repeatedly responding to nearby-neighborhood threats.
Analysis

Key Findings

A 'targeted' Warren shooting near Martin and Bunert roads, not an on-campus incident, drove the lockdown
Only the South Campus and Dental Science Building locked down, campus geography, not the whole district, defined the response
The lockdown lasted about two hours, lifting around 5:30 p.m. EDT, with no injuries on campus
Outcome
A man was found shot multiple times in a blue sedan near the campus; three suspects fled and were sought by police. No injuries were reported on the Macomb campus. The lockdown lasted about two hours, with the all-clear around 5:30 p.m. EDT.
Provenance

Sources

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Cite this case

Campus Alert Archive. "Macomb Community College: Nearby targeted shooting locked down two campus buildings and an adjacent high school." Incident of September 14, 2023. Added May 2026; last updated July 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/macomb-community-college-south-shooting-lockdown-2023-09-14/

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Added May 2026Updated July 2026Via ingestion