HARRISONBURG, Va. — Police are investigating a shooting near an apartment complex for James Madison University students that left one person seriously injured on Saturday night in Harrisonburg.
JMU confirms the victim is not affiliated with the university.
The shooting happened shortly after 11 p.m. on Devon Lane near the Harrison student apartments. JMU does not own or operate the complex.
Harrisonburg Police Department officers and JMU Police Department Joint Police Task Force officers responded to a report of a person with a gunshot wound. The male victim was taken to Sentara RMH Medical Center by ambulance and then medflighted to UVA Medical Center in Charlottesville. Officials initially said he was in serious condition, but later updated his status to stable condition.
"There is still no active threat to the community," police posted to social media at 1:50 a.m. "The scene has been cleared, and all traffic can resume as normal..."
Police said they do not have a suspect description.
Students were told to shelter in place for about 45 minutes following the shooting.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call 540-434-4436 or visit www.harrisonburgva.gov/tip-411 to submit a tip anonymously.
JMU officials said the system that powers the university's emergency alerts and the JMU Shield app, operated by Motorola, experienced a service disruption during the incident. As a result, not all notifications from the JMU Police Department were distributed in a timely manner. In some cases, individuals received several messages at the same time.
The JMU Police Department discovered the disruption during the incident. JMU said it will continue working with Motorola to ensure the systems are restored and reliable.
Until the system is confirmed fully restored, JMU said it will use email, its website, and official social media channels to share timely safety information.
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