Campus shooting suspect in custody

SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) - A suspect wanted for a shooting at Savannah State University is in custody and the campus is no longer on lockdown.

Police say the suspect, Devon McIntosh, was found by a police dog hiding inside the trunk of a car which was parked on campus.

The shooting happened sometime around noon and the campus was quickly put on lockdown.

According to campus officials, two students who knew each other, got into an altercation in the University Commons. One student pulled out a gun and shot the other one in the arm and abdomen. The wounded student was taken to the hospital and is in emergency surgery.

The campus was on lockdown for several hours as police searched for the shooting suspect, who was later identified as McIntosh. They say he has an apartment on campus which police have searched and located a weapon.  

Students on campus told WTOC they learned about the reported shooting through the campus alert system. Students can sign up for the alerts. The school put out text messages to students and sent voice mail messages to their dorm room phones.

The messages told students there was a report of a shooting in the Commons housing. They were urged to stay where they were on campus:

"SHOOTING CAMPUS SHOOTING REPORTED. CAMPUS IS ON LOCKDOWN. Keep doors closed and locked till further notice. Thanks for your cooperation."

One student WTOC spoke with was one of several hundred in SSU's student center. She told us, "Many students felt more secure with the campus on lockdown. We'd rather it be that way than people not caring about student safety."

She learned about the lockdown through other students on campus who had signed up for the school's alert system.

"I saw a lot of students walking around campus at first," she said. "Many were going back to their rooms."

Students and vehicles are now being allowed to leave.

School officials say Friday afternoon, evening and Saturday classes have been canceled.