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A Gunshot Victim Runs Onto Campus, and San Antonio College Locks Down for an Hour

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Confirmed Threat

San Antonio College, a Hispanic-Serving community college just north of downtown San Antonio, was placed on lockdown the afternoon of January 28, 2019, after a shooting nearby and a wounded man seen on or near campus. SAPD was called around 3:41 p.m. CST to West Courtland Place and Howard Street, and several witnesses saw a victim with an apparent gunshot wound to his neck run toward the campus. SAC and San Antonio ISD locked down for more than an hour before SAC issued an all-clear at 4:36 p.m..

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Institution
San Antonio College
Community College · TX
~18,000 studentsAlamo Alert
Confirmed Timeline

Alert Sequence

2 messages in sequence · 2 verified verbatim

INITIAL ALERTTwitter/X
Verified verbatimPatch (San Antonio) and KENS 5 both directly quote this as the verbatim SAC Alert tweet announcing the January 28, 2019 lockdown105 chars
SAC Alert: San Antonio College is currently on lockdown due to a report of an active shooter near campus.
Verbatim text confirmed: Patch and KENS 5 both quote this exact SAC Alert tweet verbatim, identifying the lockdown as triggered by 'a report of an active shooter near campus' -- an important framing since no active shooter was confirmed on campus.
Sources differ on the exact lockdown start time relative to the 3:41 p.m. SAPD call, so an approximate timestamp is used rather than a precise one.
ALL CLEARTwitter/X
Verified verbatimAlamo Colleges District official Facebook post quoting the verbatim SAC all-clear message issued at 4:36 p.m. on January 28, 2019206 chars
SAC All Clear: As of 4:36 pm, an all clear has been issued for San Antonio College. All buildings and services have resumed normal operation. Evening classes on Monday, Jan. 28 will take place as scheduled.
Verbatim text confirmed from The Alamo Colleges District official Facebook post, which begins 'SAC All Clear:' and quotes the exact text of the all-clear message issued at 4:36 p.m. CST.
This qualifies as a true all-clear because it explicitly lifts the lockdown, restores normal operations, and confirms evening classes would proceed.
Context

Background

San Antonio College, the flagship of the Alamo Colleges District and a Hispanic-Serving Institution, occupies a 37-acre campus just north of downtown San Antonio. On the afternoon of January 28, 2019, San Antonio police were called around 3:41 p.m. CST to the intersection of West Courtland Place and Howard Street for a shooting. Police Chief William McManus said several witnesses saw the victim, who had an apparent gunshot wound to his neck, run toward the SAC campus. The college and nearby San Antonio ISD schools locked down for more than an hour while officers investigated, and SAC issued an all-clear at 4:36 p.m., with evening classes proceeding as scheduled. The case illustrates the Clery challenge for urban community colleges whose risk geography spills in from surrounding neighborhoods.
Analysis

Key Findings

SAC locked down for more than an hour on January 28, 2019, after a nearby shooting and a wounded man seen running toward campus
SAPD was called to the scene around 3:41 p.m. CST; SAC issued an all-clear at 4:36 p.m.
No one on the campus itself was reported injured, and evening classes proceeded as scheduled
Outcome
Police investigated a shooting just north of downtown; the lockdown was lifted with an all-clear at 4:36 p.m. and evening classes proceeded as scheduled. No one on campus was reported injured.
Provenance

Sources

  1. Social
    SAC All Clear official Facebook post - The Alamo Colleges District (January 28, 2019)
    facebook.com
  2. News
    SAPD: Lockdown lifted at SAC after shots fired; man seen bleeding from neck - KSAT
    ksat.com
  3. News
    San Antonio College lockdown lifted after reported shooting near school - KENS 5
    kens5.com
  4. News
    San Antonio College Lockdown Lifted After Shooting Report UPDATED - Patch
    patch.com
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