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>>> WE
>>> WE START WITH BREAKING NEWS.
NEWS.
NEWS. ATLANTA POLICE SAY 4@THIS IS TH
MAN WHO OPENED FIRE ON A CROWD
OF STUDENTS LAST 4@NIGHT NEAR T
ATLANTA UNIVERSITY CENTER,
INJURING FOUR YOUNG WOMEN.
THE GOVERNOR, MAYOR, POLICE AND
STUDEN4@TS ALIKE, ALL 4@URGING
PEOPLE TO COME FORWARD SO
OFFICERS CAN MAKE AN ARREST.
IF YOU CAN HELP, THERE IS A
$2,000 AWARD. 4@
THE SHOTS FIRED IN THE MIDDLE
OF A PARTY LAST 4@NIGHT.
>> THIS CROWD A MIX OF
4@
>> THIS CROWD A MIX OF STUDENTS.
STUDENTS.
STUDENTS. THE MOOD, THIS EVENING, SHOCK
AND SADNESS BUT A STRONG SENSE
OF COMMUNITY.
OF COMMUNITY. >> IT WAS SHOCKING.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF 4@I SHOULD TEL
MY MOM OR NOT BECAUSE SHE WOULD
WORRY TOO MUCH.
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO 4@DO FROM
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. >>
HERE. >> AMONG 4@THE VICTIM, SPELLMAN
FRESHMAN, SPENCER, WHO IS A
PHOTOGRAPHY MAJOR ON TWITTER.
LATE THIS AFTERNOON, POLICE
IDENTIFIED THE OTHER VICTIMS.
4@
4@ >>
4@ >> WE
4@ >> WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE OF 4@4
SHOOTING AS IT 4@RAISES CONCERN
ABOUT SAFETY 4@TEN YEARS TO THE
DAY AFTER A SPELLMAN STUDENT
WAS SHOT AND KILL AT CAU.
DOUG RICHARDS INTRODUCE US TO
THE FIRST OF MANY HEROES IN THE
LINE OF THE CROWD LAST NIGHT.
>> Reporter: THE MAN I TALKED
WITH JUST MET SPENCER LAST
NIGHT AT THE PARTY. 4@
THEY HAD BECOME ACQUAINTED.
EACH WAS A FRIEND OF A FRIEND. @
THIS SPRING, ELISE SPENCER
POSTED PHOTOS OF HERSELF ON
TWITTER ANNOUNCING SHE WOULD
ATTEND SPELLMAN COLLEGE IN
ATLANTA.
ATLANTA.
ATLANTA. THIS MORNING AT 5:34@7, SHE
POSTED A TWEET THAT SAID THANK
YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS. 4@
CAN'T REPLY TO PEOPLE BUT I'M
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. I'M
HERE. I'M ALIVE.
I'M ALIVE. GOD GOT ME.
Y'ALL GOT ME.
SPENCER WAS ONE OF FOUR PEOPLE
SHOT DURING AN OUTDOOR PARTY TO
WELCOME FRESHMAN TO THE CAMPUS.
AMBER, A MUTUAL FRIEND, HELPING
SPENCER.
SPENCER.
SPENCER. HE WAS TRYING TO MINIMIZE THE
BLEEDING FROM HER GUNSHOT
WOUND.
WOUND.
WOUND. >>
WOUND. >> I WAS FOCUSED ON THE
AMBULANCE GETTING HERE.
I MADE SURE THERE WAS PRESSURE
ON HER CHEST.
HELD HER BACK.
I WAS TALKING TO HER.
TALKING ABOUT HER MAJOR. 4@
MAKE SURE SHE KNEW SHE WOULD BE
OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. SHE
OKAY. SHE 4@WAS WORRIED ABOUT MISSING
CLASSES TOMORROW.
CLASSES TOMORROW. SHE IS A FIGHTER, FOR SURE.
>> AND SHE WAS TALK TO YOU THE
WHOLE TIME?
WHOLE TIME? >> YEAH. 4@
SHE SEEMED ALERT.
>> Reporter: ON 4@FACEBOOK THE
MAYOR OF 4@ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
WROTE THAT SPENCER WAS A MEMBER
OF THE MAYOR'S YOUTH ADVISORY
COUNSEL THERE.
COUNSEL THERE. THE MAYOR WROTE TH4@ANK GOD SHE
SURVIVED SURGERY AND IS IN
RECOVERY.
RECOVERY.
RECOVERY. SHE ADDED SPENCER'S FAMILY, 4@
FROM ROCHESTER, IS IN-ROUTE4@ T
ATLANTA NOW 4@TO BE WITH THEIR
DAUGHTER AS SHE RECOVERS FROM
THE GUNSHOT WOUND FROM THE
FRESHMAN ORIENTATION PARTY LAST
NIGHT.
NIGHT.
NIGHT. BACK TO YOU.
>> HOW HORRIBLE.
THANK YOU.4@
THANK YOU.4@ >>> 11ALIVE SPOKE WITH STUDENTS
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. MANY WERE SHOCKED SOMETHING
LIKE THIS COULD HAPPEN AT THEIR
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. >> WE 4@WERE JUST LIKE WOW!
AT FIRST WE NEVER DID BELIEVE
IT. 4@
IT. 4@
IT. 4@ IT
IT. 4@ IT WAS LIKE THOSE ARE REALLY
GUNSHOTS.
GUNSHOTS.
GUNSHOTS. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING.
PEOPLE WERE RUNNING THIS WAY.
IT WAS BREATHE TAKING, REALLY.
>> THE MAYOR, RELEASING A
STATEMENT SAYING 4@4@IT IS
IMPORTANT TO ENSURE STUDENT'S
SAFETY WHILE THEY ARE IN OUR
CITY.
CITY.
CITY. ADDING THAT THE COMMUNITY WILL
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH ATLANTA
UNIVERSITY CENTER TO TAKE
MEANINGFUL ACTION TO KEEP
STUDENTS SAFE.
STUDENTS SAFE. WE KNOW 4@THAT SPELLMAN AND CLA
ATLANTA HELD TOWN HALLS TODAY
WITH STUDENTS TO ADDRESS ALL OF
THEIR CONCERNS.
THEIR CONCERNS. >>> ONE MOTHER IS STILL HOPING
CLARK ATLANTA'S CAMPUS WILL
IMPROVE SECURITY ALMOST A
DECADE AFTER HER DAUGHTER WAS
KILLED ON THE SCHOOL'S CAMPUS. @
THIS SHOOTING, IN ALMOST THE
SAME LOCATION AS LAST NIGHT'S.
HOPE FORD TALKED TO A MOTHER
ABOUT A LAWSUIT SHE FILED
AGAINST THE SCHOOL.
>> YOU DON'T KNOW WHO IS A
STUDENT AND WHO IS NOT. 4@
IT IS NOT A SAFE AREA AROUND
THE SCHOOL.
THE SCHOOL. >> Reporter: THIS IS NOT AN
INTERVIEW FROM TODAY.
IT IS AN INTERVIEW FROM 2009,
AFTER 19-YEAR-OLD JAZMINE LYNN
WAS SHOT AND KILLED ON CLARK
UNIVERSITY'S CAMPUS.
UNIVERSITY'S CAMPUS. LYNN WAS WALKING BACK TO
SPELLMAN AND WAS HIT 4@BY A STR
BULLET DURING A FIGHT BETWEEN A
GROUP OF STUDENTS AND A GROUP
OF NONSTUDENTS. 4@4@
FAST FORWARD TO TODAY, STUDENTS
ARE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME
SECURITY ISSUE.
SECURITY ISSUE. >> I WANT THEM TO HAVE BETTER
SECURITY.
SECURITY.
SECURITY. IT IS A VERY OPEN CAMPUS.
THERE IS A STREET HERE.
THERE IS A STREET THERE.
THEY HAVE SECURITY GUARDS OVER
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. I
THERE. I 4@FEEL LIKE THEY SHOULD BE AL
AROUND SINCE WE ARE AN OPENED
CAMPUS.
CAMPUS.
CAMPUS. >> Reporter: LYNN'S MOM SUED
CLARK UNIVERSITY IN 2009 SAYING
THE UNIVERSITY DIDN'T DO ENOUGH
TO KEEP HER DAUGHTER SAFE.
THE LAWSUIT WAS RESOLVED.
FRANKLIN TOLD ME OVER THE PHONE
TODAY SHE RELIVED 4@THE MURDER
HER DAUGHTER AFTER READING THE
NEWS OF FOUR STUDENTS 4@SHOT.
SHE HOPES THE UNIVERSITY
INCREASES SECURITY PATROLS.
WE REPORTED IN THE PAST ABOUT
CRIMES AFFECTING STUDENTS ON
COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES ACROSS
THE CITY OF ATLANTA. 4@
THE SHOOTING HAPPENED NEAR
CLARKS ATLANTA CAMPUS.
I REACHED OUT TO CLARK
UNIVERSITY TO SEE IF THEY WOULD
ADDRESS THE CONCERNS ABOUT THE
OPEN CAMPUS AND LACK OF
SECURITY.
SECURITY.
SECURITY. I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK.
THERE WAS A 3:00 SAFETY TOWN
HA4@LL MEETING AT THE ATLANTA
UNIVER4@SITY CENTER.
UNIVER4@SITY CENTER. THEY ARE WORKING TO ENSURE A
SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL
STUDENTS.
STUDENTS.
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