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A Targeted Shooting in Warren Locked Down the South Campus for Two Hours

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Confirmed Threat

On the afternoon of September 14, 2023, Macomb Community College's South Campus and Dental Science Building, along with neighboring Warren Woods Tower High School, were placed on lockdown after a shooting near Martin and Bunert roads in Warren around 3:10 p.m. EDT. Police found a man with multiple gunshot wounds in a blue sedan, and witnesses reported three men fleeing the area. The college buildings stayed locked down for about two hours, with the all-clear given around 5:30 p.m. EDT.

Alerts
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Response
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Killed
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Injured
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Institution
Macomb Community College
Community College · MI
~19,000 studentsMacomb Alert
Confirmed Timeline

Alert Sequence

3 messages in sequence · 1 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 ALERTSMS
Approximate reconstruction155 chars
Macomb Alert: South Campus is on lockdown due to police activity from a shooting nearby. Stay inside, lock doors, and remain in place until further notice.

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

Reconstructed paraphrase: reporting confirms the South Campus and Dental Science Building locked down after the ~3:10 p.m. EDT Warren shooting, but the verbatim alert text was not published, so this is marked unconfirmed.
Only the South Campus and Dental Science Building were affected — Macomb's larger Center Campus in Clinton Township was not — because the threat geography was specific to the Warren neighborhood around Martin and Bunert.
UPDATESMS
Verified verbatimFOX 2 Detroit, which quoted the Macomb College update alert verbatim135 chars
MCC Alert Update! Warren Police still in pursuit of shooting suspects, now updated to three black males, South Campus remains on lockdown
Verbatim text of a Macomb Alert update issued during the lockdown, as quoted by FOX 2 Detroit; it relayed the Warren Police suspect description (updated to three suspects) and confirmed South Campus remained locked down.
The message reproduces the suspect description as relayed by Warren Police; the lockdown covered only the South Campus and Dental Science Building.
ALL CLEARSMS
Approximate reconstruction113 chars
Macomb Alert: The lockdown at South Campus has been lifted. The campus is clear and normal operations may resume.

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

Reconstructed paraphrase: reporting confirms the all-clear came around 5:30 p.m. EDT after about two hours, but the exact wording was not published, so this is marked unconfirmed.
Context

Background

Macomb Community College's South Campus is in Warren, Michigan, near 12 Mile and Hayes roads. On September 14, 2023, a shooting near Martin and Bunert roads around 3:10 p.m. EDT left a man wounded in a blue sedan; witnesses reported three men fleeing. The South Campus and Dental Science Building, along with neighboring Warren Woods Tower High School, went into lockdown, and local reporting described the shooting as 'targeted.' The buildings remained locked down for about two hours before the all-clear around 5:30 p.m. EDT. This 2023 South Campus episode is distinct from Macomb's September 2017 Center Campus lockdown over a reported armed person; together they show a multi-campus district repeatedly responding to nearby-neighborhood threats.
Analysis

Key Findings

A 'targeted' Warren shooting near Martin and Bunert roads, not an on-campus incident, drove the lockdown
Only the South Campus and Dental Science Building locked down — campus geography, not the whole district, defined the response
The lockdown lasted about two hours, lifting around 5:30 p.m. EDT, with no injuries on campus
Outcome
A man was found shot multiple times in a blue sedan near the campus; three suspects fled and were sought by police. No injuries were reported on the Macomb campus. The lockdown lasted about two hours, with the all-clear around 5:30 p.m. EDT.
Provenance

Sources

  1. News
    Lockdown lifted at Macomb Community College after shooting incident; police search for suspects
    cbsnews.com
  2. News
    Lockdown lifted at Warren Woods Tower, Macomb CC after shooting suspect search
    fox2detroit.com
  3. News
    Warren Woods Tower High School, Macomb Community College on lockdown after nearby shooting
    clickondetroit.com
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shelter-in-placelockdownmichigancommunity-collegespilloveremergency-notification
Added May 2026Updated May 2026Via ingestion