On Monday, October 26, 2026, Southern University and A&M College sent an app alert after a shooting in Building 100, part of the University Apartments, and put the residential area on lockdown, according to WAFB and WBRZ. One person was injured. Police later described the shot as accidental, and the lockdown was lifted that night.
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Campus Alert Archive. "Southern University and A&M College: Residence area locked down after a shooting report, then given an all-clear." Incident of October 26, 2026. Added October 2026; last updated November 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/southern-university-building-100-shooting-lockdown-2026-10-26/
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