bohdi
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http://preview.tinyurl.com/3w3uqz
Highlights from the article:
Someone called Boca Raton police, who relayed the message to FAU police at 1:16 a.m., said campus Police Chief Charles Lowe.
Emergency sirens and public address systems were activated at 1:42 a.m., alerting people that a gunman could be on campus. A live broadcast over loudspeakers told people there was a shooting and to seek shelter.
Brogan said the siren system was put in about 60 days ago.
He said the nearly 30 minutes between the shooting and alarm to students was a good turn-around time since the system had not been tested yet.
But not everyone got the message.
Sophomore Kelsey Hamilton, who lives in the dorms, slept through the announcements and sirens. He found out about the shooting when a friend called him on his cell phone to see if he was all right.
"(The loudspeaker announcement) was so low it sounded like a neighbor's TV," Hamilton said. "It was that quiet."
That was money well spent....30 minutes. nice.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/3w3uqz
Highlights from the article:
Someone called Boca Raton police, who relayed the message to FAU police at 1:16 a.m., said campus Police Chief Charles Lowe.
Emergency sirens and public address systems were activated at 1:42 a.m., alerting people that a gunman could be on campus. A live broadcast over loudspeakers told people there was a shooting and to seek shelter.
Brogan said the siren system was put in about 60 days ago.
He said the nearly 30 minutes between the shooting and alarm to students was a good turn-around time since the system had not been tested yet.
But not everyone got the message.
Sophomore Kelsey Hamilton, who lives in the dorms, slept through the announcements and sirens. He found out about the shooting when a friend called him on his cell phone to see if he was all right.
"(The loudspeaker announcement) was so low it sounded like a neighbor's TV," Hamilton said. "It was that quiet."
That was money well spent....30 minutes. nice.