Saturday, March 7, 2009

University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) Shooting

A UIC shooting at one of the student centers in the University of Illinois Chicago has shocked people today. There were no injuries as per the report. But the shooting resulted in the police search which was done floor by floor.

It was in the location of Student Services Building and the time was around 2:40 p.m. when there were witnesses who reported repeated gun fire shots. There was no text alert system university which was implemented for students.

The Police were in multitude in the University of Illinois at Chicago campus after getting the report of gun shots in the Student Services building. But after the complete search of the student center the Chicago Police informed that there were gunman in the neighborhood.

The police were heavily armed at the University of Illinois Chicago on Friday afternoon and had responded to the corner of Harrison Avenue and Racine Street, after they received the reports.

Mark Rosati the University spokesman said that "There is nothing they've turned up." "The building is secured and (Chicago) police and UIC police are going through floor by floor and room by room."

Rosati also confirmed the firing occurrence when one of the campus officers accidentally released his gun on the ground.

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