Executive Summary
- The CSU Stanislaus Stockton campus entered a temporary shelter-in-place order on Wednesday due to police activity.
- The lockdown was initiated at 1:59 p.m. following reports of a shooting near the campus on N. California Street.
- The order was lifted approximately 20 minutes later at 2:19 p.m., though the affected area remained cordoned off by police.
- Stockton Police acknowledged a shooting occurred, but official details from law enforcement remain limited.
The Stockton campus of California State University, Stanislaus, was placed under a brief shelter-in-place order on Wednesday afternoon following reports of a shooting in the vicinity. The university lifted the order after approximately 20 minutes, though the area of the incident remained secured by law enforcement.
Timeline of Events
University officials issued a campus-wide alert at 1:59 p.m. on November 12, instructing individuals to shelter in place due to police activity near N. California Street. An initial alert was also sent to the university’s main campus in Turlock but was quickly clarified to apply only to the Stockton location. The shelter-in-place order was officially lifted at 2:19 p.m.
Police and University Response
The Stockton Police Department acknowledged the incident, sharing a video on social media that reportedly showed evidence of a shooting. Following the lifting of the campus lockdown, authorities confirmed that the area where the incident occurred was still blocked off as part of an ongoing investigation.
While the university has since provided updates to its community, it did not immediately release an official statement detailing the specific reasons for the security measure. Law enforcement officials have not yet released further information about the reported shooting or any potential suspects involved.