A shooting on the campus of Southern Union Community College relating to a domestic dispute has left one female dead and three females injured, according to Opelika Police Department Capt. Allan Elkins.
A 63-year-old female was confirmed dead on the scene, a 93-year-old female was shot in the neck and back and was transported to Columbus Regional Medical Center via helicopter, a 36-year-old female was shot in the right arm and was transported to East Alabama Medical Center and a 4-year-old female was injured from glass and was also transported to EAMC.
A Toyota minivan with three windows shot out was parked in front of the Higginbotham Academic Center, which is adjacent to the Health Sciences building. Elkins could not confirm if the victims were inside of the van at the time of the shooting.
Southern Union and Opelika High School were locked down after the shootings, but have reopened.
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