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A Reported Abduction at The Cove Apartments Put CCU on Shelter-in-Place -- No Evidence Found

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On the evening of Tuesday, October 11, 2022, Coastal Carolina University issued a shelter-in-place alert after multiple law enforcement agencies responded to a reported possible abduction near The Cove Apartments, a CCU-operated off-campus student housing complex. Officers conducted a thorough search of the area and found no evidence to support that an abduction had occurred. The shelter-in-place was lifted just before 7:30 PM EDT.

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Killed
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Injured
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Institution
Coastal Carolina University
Public Masters · SC
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Confirmed Timeline

Alert Sequence

2 messages in sequence

Some alert texts below are approximate reconstructions from news coverage, not confirmed verbatim transcripts. Reconstructed texts are shown in italic with a dashed border. Verified verbatim texts have a solid border and are marked accordingly.

INITIAL ALERTSMS
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CCU ALERT: Multiple law enforcement agencies are in the area of The Cove Apartments due to possible abduction in the area. SHELTER IN PLACE. Do not leave until further notice.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed, not verbatim: WMBF News confirms the shelter-in-place was issued on the evening of October 11, 2022, citing a possible abduction near The Cove Apartments.
The Cove is a CCU-operated off-campus student housing complex; multiple law enforcement agencies responded to the scene.
ALL CLEARSMS
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CCU ALERT: Shelter in place has been lifted. Police found no evidence of an abduction at The Cove Apartments. Please remain out of the area while police continue to investigate.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed all-clear; WMBF and WFXB confirm the shelter-in-place was lifted before 7:30 PM EDT after a thorough police search found no evidence an abduction occurred.
Residents were still asked to remain out of the area while police continued to investigate the original report.
Context

Background

On the evening of October 11, 2022, multiple law enforcement agencies responded to a reported possible abduction near The Cove Apartments, a CCU-operated residential complex just off the Coastal Carolina University campus in Conway, South Carolina. The CCU Alert system was activated and a campus-wide shelter-in-place was issued while officers searched the area. Investigators found no evidence that an abduction had occurred and the shelter-in-place was lifted before 7:30 PM EDT. Students were asked to remain out of the area temporarily while police wrapped up their investigation. The Cove is one of multiple off-campus apartment complexes in the Highway 544 corridor that Coastal Carolina manages for its students. This was CCU's second shelter-in-place event of 2022, following the April 26 shooting at Carolina Pines Apartments, and contributed to growing student concern about safety near the Conway campus. CCU enrolls approximately 12,000 students, many of whom live in the surrounding off-campus housing corridor.
Outcome
Law enforcement conducted a thorough search and found no evidence that an abduction had taken place. The shelter-in-place was lifted before 7:30 PM EDT. The Cove Apartments scene was cleared and students were asked to remain out of the area temporarily.
Provenance

Sources

  1. News
    CCU lifts the shelter in place, asks people to remain out of the area of The Cove apartments - WMBF News
    wmbfnews.com
  2. News
    Coastal Carolina University issues emergency alert for students to shelter in place - WMBF News
    wmbfnews.com
  3. News
    Reported abduction led to Coastal Carolina University shelter-in-place alert - WBTW
    wbtw.com
  4. News
    Coastal Carolina University Lifted a Shelter in Place Order - WFXB
    wfxb.com
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