Police respond to report of gunshots near South Campus

Gunshots reportedly fired near South Campus

SU Public Safety and Syracuse Police officers searched the grounds of University Village Apartments at Colvin on Wednesday night.
Published: December 1, 2021
Police respond to 415 Small Road after there were reports of shots fired. Both Syracuse Police and Department of Public Safety officers were on scene.

Officers from Syracuse Police and Syracuse University Department of Public Safety officers responded to University Village Apartments on Colvin Wednesday night in response to a report of gunshots fired.

More than 10 police cruisers arrived around 9 p.m. at 415 Small Road where officers searched for evidence around the apartment complex. Most officers had left by 9:30 p.m., and Syracuse University sent an email to students at 10 p.m. announcing that the area was deemed safe.

Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Christine Weber said Wednesday night she could not comment because it was part of an ongoing investigation.