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Drive-by shots fired toward a campus building; no injuries and an all-clear in 90 minutes
AI-generated · every claim is source-linkedOn the morning of February 19, 2025, shots were fired toward the History and Social Sciences (HSS) building at Tallahassee State College, just after 10 a.m. A witness told police the shooter fled in a red vehicle down West Pensacola Street. The campus was not placed on full lockdown, but TSC sent an alert telling everyone to avoid the area, and issued an all-clear about 90 minutes later. No one was injured.
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ALL CLEAR: The situation near Pensacola Street has been resolved. There is no longer a threat to the campus.
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WCTV reporting reproducing the TSC X (Twitter) all-clear post verbatim: 'ALL CLEAR: The situation near Pensacola Street has been resolved. There is no longer a threat to the campus.'wctv.tvfind archived copiesVerbatim text confirmed from the TSC official X (Twitter) post as quoted by WCTV on February 19, 2025
No one was injured and no property was damaged; TSC Police asked the public for tips on a red vehicle seen fleeing.
The all-clear was posted to TSC's X account approximately 90 minutes after the initial alert
Context
Background
Tallahassee State College (the institution formerly known as Tallahassee Community College) borders West Pensacola Street near downtown Tallahassee. On February 19, 2025, just after 10 a.m. EST, WTXL reported that someone fired shots toward the campus's History and Social Sciences (HSS) building before fleeing in a red vehicle down West Pensacola Street. WCTV reported that TSC sent an alert to students, faculty, and staff to avoid the area rather than ordering a full lockdown, and announced the area was safe about 90 minutes later. No one was injured and no property was damaged. The incident came just two months before the deadly April 2025 Florida State University shooting elsewhere in Tallahassee, and it illustrates how a commuter college calibrates a measured alert for a drive-by that originates on an adjacent public road.
Analysis
Key Findings
Shots were fired toward the HSS building just after 10 a.m. EST on February 19, 2025; the shooter fled in a red vehicle
TSC issued an avoid-the-area alert rather than a full lockdown, then an all-clear about 90 minutes later
No injuries or property damage; TSC Police sought tips on the suspect vehicle
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Campus Alert Archive. "Tallahassee State College: Drive-by shots fired toward a campus building; no injuries and an all-clear in 90 minutes." Incident of February 19, 2025. Added May 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/tallahassee-state-college-drive-by-shooting-2025-02-19/
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Added May 2026Updated May 2026Via ingestion