Shots were fired on the NOVA-Woodbridge campus this afternoon. The shooter is in custody and law enforcement is doing safety sweeps. Insidenova.com reports:
Police confirmed that shots were fired Tuesday afternoon at the Woodbridge campus of the Northern Virginia Community College.
Police said that a student armed with a high-powered rifle entered the main administration building at about 2:40 p.m.
Police responded to the call and treated it as an “active shooter” situation and the college implemented its emergency lockdown procedures, police said.
Police have one man in custody and said there are no injuries reported at this time.
More information will be released and we will update on the thread. According to witnesses, gunshots were heard and teachers told students to run. Thank goodness no one was injured.
UPDATE (5 PM): From insidenova.com:
Prince William County police spokeswoman Sgt. Kim Chinn says a student pointed a gun at a teacher in class Tuesday at the Woodbridge campus of Northern Virginia Community College. Chinn says the teacher ‘hit the floor’ when she saw the gun. The student has been arrested.
