Update: Conway Police are investigating shooting near Coastal Carolina University campus

No one was injured in an apparent shooting at an apartment complex near the Coastal Carolina University campus early Wednesday evening, according to City of Conway Spokeswoman Taylor Newell.

Newell said Conway police responded to a reported shooting at the off-campus Coastal Club Apartments complex around 7 p.m. Wednesday and found evidence that a gun was fired but no one was shot.

Coastal Carolina put out an alert around 7:20 p.m. on social media including its Facebook and Twitter pages, urging students in the Coastal Club Apartments complex to shelter in place due to a shooting.

About an hour later, the university updated the situation, stating police were on the scene and there was no immediate threat to campus or the area.

CCU campus police are assisting Conway police, Newell said. The case is under investigation and anyone with information can call the Conway Police Department at 843-248-1790.

This story was originally published October 2, 2019 at 7:47 PM.