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Fight Turns to Gunfire: Shell Casings and a Shattered Windshield Found Near LSU Law Center on a Saturday Night

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On the evening of September 13, 2025, LSU Police responded to reports of shots fired near the LSU Law Center at Highland Road and Veterans Drive at approximately 8:10 PM CDT. Officers found a vehicle with a damaged windshield and several shell casings. The Baton Rouge Police Department took over the investigation, with no victims found at area hospitals.

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Institution
Louisiana State University
Public R1 · LA
~36,000 studentsLSUalert
Confirmed Timeline

Alert Sequence

3 messages in sequence · 2 verified verbatim

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 ALERTTwitter/X
Verified verbatimLSU official Twitter/X account81 chars
Officers investigating report of shots fired near the Law Center. Avoid the area.
This alert was posted on LSU's official Twitter/X account at approximately 8:10 PM CDT on September 13, 2025
The message was notably brief, providing only the essential information to avoid the area without specifying the nature of the threat
Officers responded to Highland Road and Veterans Drive near the LSU Law Center
UPDATETwitter/X
Verified verbatimLSU official Twitter/X account210 chars
LSUPD is still investigating the report of shots fired near the law center. There is no current threat to campus. Please continue to avoid the area and monitor emergency texts and emails for additional updates.
Posted verbatim on LSU's official Twitter/X account; this update came roughly 20 minutes after the initial 'avoid the area' alert
Police had detained two individuals but later determined they were not responsible for the shooting
The message reassured the campus there was no ongoing threat while maintaining the area restriction
ALL CLEARSMS
Approximate reconstruction268 chars
LSU ALERT UPDATE: The area near the Law Center is clear. Shell casings and a vehicle with a damaged windshield were found at the scene. No victims have been located. The investigation has been turned over to the Baton Rouge Police Department. Resume normal activities.

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

Reconstructed from local news coverage; the all-clear came approximately 35 minutes after the initial alert
Despite finding physical evidence of a shooting, police could not locate any victims at area hospitals
The Baton Rouge Police Department assumed the investigation from LSU Police
Context

Background

On the evening of September 13, 2025, LSU Police received reports of shots fired near the LSU Law Center at Highland Road and Veterans Drive at approximately 8:10 PM CDT. Officers found a vehicle with a damaged windshield and several shell casings at the scene, confirming that gunfire had occurred. LSU immediately posted an alert on Twitter/X telling the campus community to avoid the area, followed by text alerts to students. According to WBRZ reporting, a group of males had been involved in a physical altercation that escalated to gunfire. Two individuals were initially detained but later cleared by police. Reports indicated one or two people may have been injured, but detectives checked multiple local hospitals and did not find any gunshot victims. The investigation was turned over to the Baton Rouge Police Department. The incident came just one week after a separate confrontation on LSU's Parade Grounds where an individual brandished a firearm during a large group fight on September 6, 2025.
Analysis

Key Findings

Physical evidence of gunfire (shell casings, damaged vehicle windshield) confirmed shots were fired, but no victims were located at area hospitals
The initial LSU Twitter/X alert was notably concise at only 80 characters, providing just the essential 'avoid the area' instruction
This was the second gun-related incident near LSU in a week, following a September 6 incident where a firearm was brandished during a fight on the Parade Grounds
Outcome
Police found a vehicle with a damaged windshield and shell casings at the scene. Two individuals were initially detained but cleared. Officers checked local hospitals but found no gunshot victims. The investigation was turned over to the Baton Rouge Police Department.
Provenance

Sources

  1. News
    LSU Police investigating shots fired near Law Center (WAFB)
    wafb.com
  2. Social
    LSU official Twitter/X alert
    x.com
  3. News
    Baton Rouge Police continue probe of LSU Law Center shooting (The Advocate)
    theadvocate.com
  4. News
    Police investigate shots fired near LSU Law Center (WWLTV)
    wwltv.com
  5. News
    Police searching for answers in shooting at LSU Law Center (WBRZ)
    wbrz.com
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Added May 2026Updated May 2026Via ingestion