Fresno police, officials respond to shooting
Juan Villa / The Collegian
Fresno State President John Welty described the shooting incident that took the life of a former Fresno State student and wounded two other people, including a current student, as a “senseless tragedy.â€?
As the event unfolded, Fresno State first alerted students through the Fresno State News Web site, which notified them about a police incident near Cedar and Barstow avenues.
An e-mail was sent to students at 4:49 a.m. informing students of “considerable police activityâ€? near the intersection.
By 10 a.m. Welty had released a statement on Fresno State News in which he said, “The University Police Department is confident that Fresno Police Department has the suspect contained and the situation under control. We are conducting classes even as we are working to help all our students who were there and all other students affected by this sad incident so near our campus.â€? The statement was not e-mailed to students.
Though it was later determined that the suspect had not been contained, Welty said in a press conference held after the suspect’s apprehension that there was no indication that the suspect was ever on campus.
Public Information Officer Amy Armstrong of the University Police Department said university police were not involved in the actual police activity. Armstrong said, “Our officers weren’t over there securing the areaâ€? because it was a matter for the city of Fresno.
However, Armstrong said university police officers were patrolling the campus and helping with the diverted traffic.
Welty said Fresno State’s emergency team worked to protect the campus and to provide updates and online alerts.
University Spokeswoman Shirley Armbruster told The Fresno Bee, “There was never an indication there was a threat to the campus.â€?
As students may not have been aware of the fact that the campus remained open during the incident, Provost Jeri Echeverria sent an e-mail “To All Faculty,â€? which indicated that students may have chosen not to come to campus because of being misinformed or because of concerns for their safety.
In the e-mail, Echeverria also noted that a number of students had been evacuated and were not able to return to their homes before the start of the school day. For these reasons, Echeverria wrote, “Faculty should be understanding and accommodative of students missing classes on Tuesday, May 8 and should carefully consider how to evaluate assignments due on that date.â€?
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We need a better alert system. Email won’t cut it.
We need a better alert system. Email won’t cut it.
Well, with Jerry Dyer grandstanding–he’s the clown in uniform with the podium permanently mounted around his neck–who has time to do what needs to be done. Dyer lied to campus admin–they DIDN’T know for sure where Brooks was–but he’s the police chief–he knows all!!
Well, with Jerry Dyer grandstanding–he’s the clown in uniform with the podium permanently mounted around his neck–who has time to do what needs to be done. Dyer lied to campus admin–they DIDN’T know for sure where Brooks was–but he’s the police chief–he knows all!!
Disgraceful FresnoStateNews.com article about the ‘efficient’ and ‘effective’ response provided by the university.
2:50am is claimed by the university as the first notice given to students, faculty, and the community.
The shooting happened shortly after 11:00pm the previous evening. What about those students leaving the university late night after studying or using campus labs or the USU?
Also, RE: Welty’s statement. What a moron. This shooting has absolutely no commonality with the Va Tech shooting.
Disgraceful FresnoStateNews.com article about the ‘efficient’ and ‘effective’ response provided by the university.
2:50am is claimed by the university as the first notice given to students, faculty, and the community.
The shooting happened shortly after 11:00pm the previous evening. What about those students leaving the university late night after studying or using campus labs or the USU?
Also, RE: Welty’s statement. What a moron. This shooting has absolutely no commonality with the Va Tech shooting.
anyone considered a marquee or similar electronic billboard as a way to keep the campus informed? I see nothing of the sort in the library or the USU. Screw both the e-mail and the text message proposals. Isn’t that making the assumption that students are all interested in those forms of technology. Still the campus’ response and alert was a debacle.
anyone considered a marquee or similar electronic billboard as a way to keep the campus informed? I see nothing of the sort in the library or the USU. Screw both the e-mail and the text message proposals. Isn’t that making the assumption that students are all interested in those forms of technology. Still the campus’ response and alert was a debacle.
I WAS A REAL GOOD FRIENd OF bRANTz ND I CANT IMAGINE THAT HEz NOT HERE ANy MORE ND FOR IT TO HAPPEN TO SOMEONE WHO DIDNT DISERVE TO GO SO SOON MAKEz IT ALL WORSE FOR ME. HE HELD ME UP WHEN I WAS DOWN LITERALLy ND iM GONNA MISS THAT NOW. ND IT WAS ALL OVER A dUMB SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE BEEN HANDLE’d DIFFERNTLy. My HEART ND SOUL GOES OUT TO HIS FAMILy ND iM GONNA MISS HIS FRAzEZ
“MAN DO LILIANA” “WHAT IT DO” ” EVAN LILIANA”
LOL i LOVE ND MISS yOU BRANT…
12.1.87 – 05-7-07
I WAS A REAL GOOD FRIENd OF bRANTz ND I CANT IMAGINE THAT HEz NOT HERE ANy MORE ND FOR IT TO HAPPEN TO SOMEONE WHO DIDNT DISERVE TO GO SO SOON MAKEz IT ALL WORSE FOR ME. HE HELD ME UP WHEN I WAS DOWN LITERALLy ND iM GONNA MISS THAT NOW. ND IT WAS ALL OVER A dUMB SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE BEEN HANDLE’d DIFFERNTLy. My HEART ND SOUL GOES OUT TO HIS FAMILy ND iM GONNA MISS HIS FRAzEZ
“MAN DO LILIANA” “WHAT IT DO” ” EVAN LILIANA”
LOL i LOVE ND MISS yOU BRANT…
12.1.87 – 05-7-07