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Published 04:48 IST, December 7th 2020

Shooting at nearby restaurant locks down Georgia campus

A university campus in Georgia briefly told students to lock their doors and turn off their lights Sunday after a shooting at a nearby Mexican restaurant.

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A university campus in Georgia briefly told students to lock their doors and turn off their lights Sunday after a shooting at a nearby Mexican restaurant.

Kennesaw State University sent an alert across its Marietta campus about 2:45 p.m. about an “armed intruder.” The alert was lifted about an hour later with the university saying on social media that the suspect had been apprehended.

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The university issued the alert after a man fired a gun at the El Ranchero restaurant just off campus and then ran, Marietta Police said in a statement.

Police did not release any additional information about the shooting, including the name of the man taken into custody or whether anyone was hurt.

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Kennesaw State University's Marietta campus is about 20 miles (about 32 kilometers) north of Atlanta. 

04:48 IST, December 7th 2020