Campus Lockdown
Creation of campus lockdown button should proceed with caution
The Daily Orange Editorial Board considers the creation of one button that would lock the outside doors on a large number of campus buildings and argues that the Department of Public Safety must first work out the circumstantial requirements for the use of such a system before it is implemented. Read more »
SA members discuss Wednesday night campus lockdown, syllabi
Student Association discusses how DPS handled the Orange Alerts during Wednesday night's lockdown as well as a proposal that would allow students to see syllabi before enrolling in a class. Read more »
SA Briefs: 3 takeaways from Oct. 19 meeting
Here are three takeaways from Student Association's Monday night meeting in the Hall of Languages. Read more »
Officials discuss training measures taken in case of on-campus shooting situation
Syracuse University officials discuss the university's plans in case of an emergency involving an on-campus shooter. Read more »
Students discuss safety after campus lockdown, off-campus homicide
The general consensus among SU students following an off-campus shooting that left SU on lockdown was that DPS and law enforcement handled the situation properly. Read more »
Maldonado, Callisto discuss handling of Orange Alert system during campus lockdown
DPS Chief Bobby Maldonado and Chief Law Enforcement Officer Tony Callisto held a press conference for student media on Thursday to discuss the Orange Alert system and how it was handled as a result of the shooting near the Syracuse University campus. Read more »
DPS discusses details of Wednesday night's Orange Alert and campus lockdown
DPS held a press conference Thursday and shared details on the Orange Alert that put the SU campus under lockdown for about two hours on Wednesday night. Read more »
Scott Shafer reacts to Syracuse University lockdown
Syracuse head football coach Scott Shafer discusses where he was and his reaction to the lockdown on the SU campus Wednesday night. Read more »
Police identify 15-year-old victim killed in Wednesday night shooting
Syracuse police have identified the 15-year-old killed last night as Zavion Escobar. The investigation is ongoing. Read more »
Poll: How safe do you feel on campus?
Syracuse University was on lockdown for about two hours Wednesday night as police searched near Oakwood Cemetery on Comstock Avenue for suspects in a homicide. The… Read more »
Timeline of 2-hour long campus lockdown
The emergency situation at Syracuse University was lifted after a nearly two-hour long lockdown of campus following an off-campus homicide on Hope Avenue. Here's a timeline of the events. Read more »
Scenes from the Hope Avenue homicide and Syracuse University campus lockdown
Images from the homicide on Hope Avenue and ensuing lockdown of the SU campus on Wednesday night. Read more »
Community reacts to shooting that left 15-year-old dead; suspect search near SU
The scene around the location of a shooting that left a 15-year-old dead and a 17-year-old wounded was emotional with some community members weeping and others puzzled. Read more »
Syracuse University releases statement regarding campus lockdown
In wake of the search for the suspects in a shooting that left a 15-year-old dead, Syracuse University released the following statement: Read more »
15-year-old killed in shooting that resulted in suspect search near SU
A 15-year-old was the victim of a shooting in Syracuse that forced a lockdown on the SU campus. Read more »
Alert lifted after nearly 2-hour long lockdown of SU campus
The emergency situation at Syracuse University was lifted after a nearly two-hour long lockdown of campus following an off-campus homicide on Hope Avenue. Read more »
Syracuse University campus lockdown lifted after homicide on Hope Avenue
Police are unsure of the whereabouts of two suspects involved in a reported off-campus shooting that left one dead and one injured near Hope Avenue Wednesday evening. Read more »
Storify: Social media information for possible armed suspects near campus
The Syracuse University community was told to shelter in place as police searched for multiple suspects involved in a homicide near campus. Read more »
Syracuse police searches for possible shooters near campus
Syracuse police are searching for two people that it believes to be armed in the campus area. Read more »
