KENNESAW, Ga. — More than two hours passed before Kennesaw State University police alerted students about an off-campus shooting, Sunday.
Among some parents, 18-year-old Oluwafemi Oyerinde’s death is raising questions about whether students and parents should have been alerted sooner.
The daylight triple shooting happened in an apartment complex just across the street from KSU’s football stadium. It’s not on KSU's campus, but the complex caters to the school's students.
Police say the shooting stemmed from an argument between neighbors.
11Alive News heard from some parents Sunday complaining that students weren’t quickly informed. The parents asked us not to identify them.
A student said Monday the apartment complex sent out a notification three hours after the incident. Kennesaw State University police put out a notification on Facebook about 45 minutes earlier – and said the shooting "presented no indication of an imminent threat to the Kennesaw State campus."
11Alive reached out to several other schools about their notification policy. We heard back from Georgia Tech, which has dealt with crime near campus over the years.
Tech instituted a notification system requiring disclosure to students of violent crimes if there’s a substantial risk to other students, or if the perpetrators are still at large.
But police can delay notification if they think doing so would hinder the effort to capture the perpetrator. And if the criminal is caught – and there’s no ongoing danger – they may choose not to notify students.
11Alive did not hear back immediately from KSU.
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