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Around 6:30 p.m. Thursday night, four gun shots rang out near Chadwick Place Apartments on East Lee Boulevard.

An investigation is underway after someone opened fire near Mississippi State University, sending two people to a hospital.

"Avoid the area of Blackjack and Hardy. Officials are responding," it simply said.  According to Sid Salter, chief communication officer at Mississippi State University, the piece of equipment that exploded was a motor grader on the corner of Blackjack Road and Hardy Boulevard.  "The initial fire was pretty substantial and was rolling — big flames," Salter said.  The construction crew became concerned and contacted Brent Crocker, the university's emergency manager, and a Maroon Alert was issued out of an abundance of caution. East Oktibbeha Volunteer Fire Department responded...