USA campus given 'all-clear', one suspect still on the loose

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The USA campus went into lockdown around 3 p.m. Sunday when students were notified that a gunman was loose on the campus, officials have said two suspects were involved in an armed robbery.

Officials said a shot was fired during the armed robbery in one of the dorms, but no one was injured. They said a student's guest, who was not a student, robbed him of about $1,000 and his cell phone at the Delta 4 dormitory. 

Freshman Colby Maddox said the victim, a freshman, is his friend.

"My man got tied up," Maddox said.

Maddox lives in Stokes Hall, which is right across from the Delta Dormitory. Maddox was standing outside when he saw the suspect run into his building.

When the gunman entered, students in the building were told to leave. Armed police officers started a search of the building, door-to-door.

Zoe Goodnight was in her dorm room when she heard police announce the potentially dangerous situation over the campus loudspeakers.

"All the police were out here. I was told to go back in my dorm and to stay in my room, and I heard everybody in the hallway," she said.

One suspect was taken away by campus police during the search, but they said another was involved. 

The other suspect has not been arrested, but the same loudspeaker system that announced the original lockdown has since released an all-clear announcement.

USA police have asked that anyone who has information on the incident or sees suspicious activity should call USA police at (251) 460-6312.