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A Domestic-Related Killing on the Quad Locks Down Rose State at 12:36 PM

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Confirmed Threat

On April 24, 2023, a shooting at Rose State College in Midwest City, Oklahoma, killed one student and ended with a suspect in custody. The college issued its first active-shooter warning at 12:36 PM CDT and asked people to shelter in place. Police described the shooting as domestic-related; the victim, 20-year-old Marine reservist RJ Long, was walking with the suspect's wife when he was shot. The lockdown ended a little over an hour later.

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Rose State College
Community College · OK
~7,000 studentsRose State Alert
Confirmed Timeline

Alert Sequence

2 messages in sequence · 2 verified verbatim

INITIAL ALERTTwitter/X
Verified verbatimRose State College official X (@RoseState) tweet at 12:36 PM CDT on April 24, 2023, quoted verbatim by CBS News, CNN, and Campus Security Today200 chars
We are currently experiencing an active shooter situation on campus. Please shelter in place and follow instructions from law enforcement officials. More information to follow as it becomes available.
Verbatim text from Rose State College's official Twitter/X account (@RoseState) at 12:36 PM CDT, cited identically by CBS News ('1 killed in shooting at Rose State College'), CNN, and Campus Security Today.
The shooting occurred near the Humanities Building and was later described by police as domestic-related rather than a random campus attack.
Channel is Twitter/X — the college distributed this message via its @RoseState official account.
ALL CLEARTwitter/X
Verified verbatimRose State College official X (@RoseState) all-clear tweet, quoted verbatim by Campus Security Today and KOKH Fox 25237 chars
ROSE STATE ALERT: All buildings are clear; lockdown has ended. Please exit the campus. Please avoid the area south of Humanities and Administration Building. All activities and classes for the remainder of Monday, April 24 are cancelled.
Verbatim text from Rose State College's official Twitter/X account (@RoseState), quoted by Campus Security Today and KOKH Fox 25 coverage of the April 24, 2023 shooting.
The 'ROSE STATE ALERT:' prefix and semicolons are preserved exactly as posted.
Qualifies as a true all-clear: explicitly lifts the lockdown, directs people to exit campus, and cancels classes for the day.
Context

Background

Rose State College is a two-year community college in Midwest City, in the Oklahoma City metro (Central Time). On April 24, 2023, a shooting near the Humanities Building killed 20-year-old RJ Long, a Marine reservist and student. Police said Long was walking with the wife of the suspect, 30-year-old Brandon Morrissette, and characterized the shooting as domestic-related. The college issued its first active-shooter warning at 12:36 PM CDT via its official @RoseState Twitter/X account and asked people to shelter in place; when confronted by officers the suspect knelt, raised his hands, and surrendered. The lockdown ended a little over an hour later and classes were cancelled for the day, as announced in the all-clear tweet. The case is a community-college example of a targeted, domestic-related killing rather than an indiscriminate attack.
Analysis

Key Findings

A domestic-related shooting near the Humanities Building at Rose State College on April 24, 2023 killed 20-year-old student and Marine reservist RJ Long
The college issued its first active-shooter warning at 12:36 PM CDT and asked people to shelter in place
The suspect, 30-year-old Brandon Morrissette, surrendered to officers and was taken into custody
The lockdown ended a little over an hour later and classes were cancelled, illustrating a targeted killing at a two-year commuter campus
Outcome
One student, 20-year-old RJ Long, was killed. The suspect, identified as 30-year-old Brandon Morrissette, surrendered to officers and was taken into custody. The campus lockdown ended a little over an hour after it began, and classes were cancelled for the rest of the day.
Provenance

Sources

  1. News
    1 killed in shooting at Rose State College in Oklahoma; suspect in custody - CBS News
    cbsnews.com
  2. News
    Rose State College shooting: Suspect in custody, one person dead - CNN
    cnn.com
  3. News
    Shooter in custody, one person dead at Rose State College - KOKH Fox 25
    okcfox.com
  4. News
    Shooting at Oklahoma City College Kills One - Campus Security Today (quotes @RoseState tweets verbatim)
    campussecuritytoday.com
  5. Social
    @RoseState official X account (source of both verbatim alert tweets)
    x.com
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Added May 2026Updated June 2026Via ingestion