San Jacinto College's Central Campus in Pasadena locked down the night of October 27, 2021, after a possible-active-shooter report drew police to a parking lot just after 8 p.m. CDT. No gunman was found, but officers located a gunshot victim on campus who police believed had been shot nearby at an apartment complex. The college sent an alert at 8:37 p.m. CDT and gave the all-clear at 9:51 p.m. CDT.
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FOX 26 Houston, quoting the verbatim SJC Alert SMS sent at 8:37 p.m. CDT on October 27, 2021; corroborated by ABC13 and Click2HoustonEvery claim on this page is meant to be checkable. Open the links below (and the Verify this quote control under each confirmed alert) to read the original university, news, or archive page yourself. Hostnames are shown so you can see where you are going; archived copies survive when live pages move or disappear. See also our methodology.
Campus Alert Archive. "San Jacinto College (Central Campus): Active-shooter report proved unfounded, but a gunshot victim was found on campus." Incident of October 27, 2021. Added May 2026; last updated July 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/san-jacinto-college-central-active-shooter-report-2021-10-27/
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