RFP Staff
♦ Several Catawba Students were held up at gunpoint by 4 young black males near the intersection of Brenner and Lantz avenues after 12:15 a.m. No injuries were reported although the students were shaken by the episode.
A short time later Catawba college sent out a “weapons alert” and warned students living on campus to remain in their rooms until further notice. A warning was given that possible armed men were on campus and they were identifying themselves as Livingstone College students.
At around 3:20 a.m. several black male suspects were taken into custody by Salisbury Police. The police have yet to release the suspects names.
The state of alert at Catawba was called off around 3:45 a.m. and students could move about the dorms and campus.
**This article will be updated as more information becomes available.**
