Morgan Zalot

West Chester University Issues Warning After Student is Shot Overnight

A West Chester University student was hospitalized Sunday after being shot near the school's campus, according to an alert sent to students on the university's website.

The alert, posted on the West Chester University Department of Public Safety's website, said West Chester Borough Police received a report at 1:17 a.m. that a male student was shot in Boxwood Alley, behind the 500 block of South High Street. The victim was taken to the hospital, according to the alert.

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call West Chester Borough Police at 610-696-2700.

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