Crime

Lockdown lifted for Broward College after police find ‘no evidence of gunfire’

A lockdown on Broward College’s South Campus has been lifted after police found no evidence of gunfire, Pembroke Pines police said.

Police were called to the campus at 7200 Pines Blvd. around 2:46 p.m. in reference to students who heard a strange noise that sounded like gunshots, according police.

After searching for nearly two hours, they found no trace of gunshots or victims of any crime.

“There are no safety alerts for the students, staff, and/or campus,” Pines police tweeted at 4:33 p.m.

This story was originally published October 7, 2019 at 3:19 PM.

C. Isaiah Smalls II
Miami Herald
C. Isaiah Smalls II is a sports and culture writer who covers the Miami Dolphins. In his previous capacity at the Miami Herald, he was the race and culture reporter who created The 44 Percent, a newsletter dedicated to the Black men who voted to incorporate the city of Miami. A graduate of both Morehouse College and Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, Smalls previously worked for ESPN’s Andscape.
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