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The official student newspaper of Vanderbilt University

The Vanderbilt Hustler

The official student newspaper of Vanderbilt University.
The official student newspaper of Vanderbilt University

The Vanderbilt Hustler

The official student newspaper of Vanderbilt University.

BREAKING: Shooting near campus at Edgehill Ave and 18th Ave S

This article was updated 9:33 p.m.
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Emily Gonçalves
A Vanderbilt University Police Department cruiser. (Hustler Multimedia/Emily Gonçalves)

At 8:57 p.m. on Nov. 17, a shooting was reported near Commons on Vanderbilt’s campus. The following message was sent to the Vanderbilt community via AlertVU:

“ALERT! A shooting has been reported near the Vanderbilt campus of Edgehill Ave and 18th Ave south. Seek shelter immediately! Police are responding. Non-emergency updates will be posted to the website alertvu.vanderbilt.edu when they become available.”

At 9:35 p.m., a second AlertVU message was sent to the Vanderbilt community:

“ALERT UPDATE!
Officers arrived on the scene, a vehicle was struck, suspects fled away from campus. The scene is secured, and all follow ups will be at alertvu.vanderbilt.edu.”

This story will be updated as new information becomes available.

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Eva Durchholz, Former News Editor
Eva Durchholz ('20) studied public policy and medicine, health and society in the College of Arts and Science. She can be reached at [email protected].
Emily Gonçalves, Former Multimedia Director
Emily Gonçalves (‘20) was the Multimedia Director of the Vanderbilt Hustler. She majored in Mathematics and Economics and minored in Latin American Studies. When she’s not taking photos, you can catch this Jersey girl making puns, singing, advocating for girls’ education and drinking lots of chocolate milk and espresso!
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