Slippery Rock University (SRU) reported Saturday morning that the gunman involved in a shooting Saturday along Smith Road in West Liberty Township is in custody.
In an email sent to community stakeholders around 1:50 p.m., the university said the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) informed them of the arrest. A safety alert notification was sent out at 11 a.m. Saturday morning.
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The suspect has not been identified at this time, but a description of the gunman, a white male who is five feet eight inches tall and 230 pounds, was included in the first email from SRU.
The PSP has not released a statement on the shooting. Numerous PSP vehicles and a van from the PSP Forensic Unit were found at the scene. Smith Road is located four miles south of SRU.
The Rocket reached out to state troopers on the scene. This story will be updated as more information is discovered.
