METRO DIGEST || Kent locked down after gunshot Wed.

Kent locked down after gunshot Wed.

KENT (AP)

An order for students and faculty members to shelter in place after the firing of a gunshot at Kent State University has been lifted for all buildings on campus. A KSU spokeswoman said a male suspect fired the shot into the ground Wednesday night near Bowman Hall, an academic building. No injuries were reported.

The university advised people to stay put while police searched for the shooter, who was carrying a silver handgun. It later lifted the advisory.

University police are handling the investigation and the search for the shooter.

Kent State is a public research university with eight campuses in Northeast Ohio, including the main campus in this city of about 30,000. It was the site of shootings by Ohio National Guardsmen in 1970 that killed four during a Vietnam War protest.

1st fatality of 2014

YOUNGSTOWN

Police say the death of a motorcyclist Tuesday is the city’s first traffic-fatality of 2014. Officer Brian Booksing said the motorcyclist was traveling south on Interstate 680 at about 5:45 p.m. when he lost control on the Glenwood Avenue exit at High Street and struck a guardrail. He was thrown off the vehicle. Booksing declined to name the cyclist Wednesday, saying he was unsure the family had been notified. A spokeswoman for the Mahoning County Coroner’s office said she was unsure when the name would be released. Police are looking at speed as a factor, Booksing said.

Roads to reopen

YOUNGSTOWN

Effective Friday afternoon, these roads in Mill Creek Park will reopen to vehicular traffic: Chestnut Hill Drive between Canfield Road and the Kirkmere Spur; High Drive between the Kirkmere Spur and West Cohasset Drive; and Calvary Run Drive between Belle Vista and Milton avenues. For information, visit www.millcreekmetroparks.org.

Drug sweep

BROOKFIELD

The Brookfield School District recently coordinated a drug sweep with the help of Brookfield Township police as part of a safety and preparedness plan. Police Chief Dan Fustino and other patrolmen oversaw the sweep as dogs worked through lockers. No contraband was found. The main focus was to ensure student safety, according to school officials.

Warehouse theft

BOARDMAN

Township police are investigating a break-in at The Vindicator warehouse on Southern Boulevard. Police were called to the distribution facility at 2:17 a.m. Wednesday, and were informed someone entered a manager’s office sometime between 12 p.m. Tuesday and 1 a.m. Wednesday and took an all-in-one printer, scanner and fax machine and damaged a door frame.

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