{
  "id": "2023-09-14-macomb-community-college-south-shooting-lockdown",
  "slug": "macomb-community-college-south-shooting-lockdown-2023-09-14",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Macomb Community College",
    "shortName": "MCC",
    "state": "MI",
    "type": "community-college",
    "alertSystemName": "Macomb Alert",
    "enrollment": 19000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2023-09-14",
    "type": "shelter-in-place",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "headline": "Nearby targeted shooting locked down two campus buildings and an adjacent high school",
    "headlinePublic": "Nearby targeted shooting locked down two campus buildings and an adjacent high school",
    "summary": "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](https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/lockdown-lifted-at-macomb-community-college-after-shooting-incident/). Police found a man with multiple gunshot wounds in a blue sedan, and witnesses reported [three men fleeing the area](https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/lockdown-issued-at-warren-woods-tower-high-school-macomb-community-college-for-police-situation). The college buildings stayed locked down for about two hours, with the all-clear given around 5:30 p.m. EDT.",
    "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.",
    "resolution": "confirmed-threat"
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Approximately 3:15 p.m. EDT on September 14, 2023, shortly after the 3:10 p.m. EDT shooting",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": false,
      "sourceDescription": "Reconstructed from CBS Detroit and FOX 2 Detroit reporting on the 3:10 p.m. shooting and the South Campus lockdown",
      "annotations": []
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "Mid-afternoon September 14, 2023, while the lockdown was in effect",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "MCC Alert Update! Warren Police still in pursuit of shooting suspects, now updated to three black males, South Campus remains on lockdown",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/lockdown-issued-at-warren-woods-tower-high-school-macomb-community-college-for-police-situation",
      "sourceDescription": "FOX 2 Detroit, which quoted the Macomb College update alert verbatim",
      "annotations": [
        "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."
      ],
      "characterCount": 137
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestampApprox": "Approximately 5:30 p.m. EDT on September 14, 2023",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": false,
      "sourceDescription": "Reconstructed from CBS Detroit reporting that the all-clear was given around 5:30 p.m.",
      "annotations": []
    }
  ],
  "context": "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](https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/lockdown-lifted-at-macomb-community-college-after-shooting-incident/) 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](https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/lockdown-issued-at-warren-woods-tower-high-school-macomb-community-college-for-police-situation), 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.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "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"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Lockdown lifted at Macomb Community College after shooting incident; police search for suspects",
      "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/lockdown-lifted-at-macomb-community-college-after-shooting-incident/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Lockdown lifted at Warren Woods Tower, Macomb CC after shooting suspect search",
      "url": "https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/lockdown-issued-at-warren-woods-tower-high-school-macomb-community-college-for-police-situation",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Warren Woods Tower High School, Macomb Community College on lockdown after nearby shooting",
      "url": "https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2023/09/14/warren-woods-tower-high-school-macomb-community-college-on-lockdown-after-nearby-shooting/",
      "type": "local-media"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "medium",
  "tags": [
    "shelter-in-place",
    "lockdown",
    "michigan",
    "community-college",
    "spillover",
    "emergency-notification"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-05-29",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-16",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}