People going to LSU’s next home game on October 25 against Texas A&M can expect extra security on and near campus. This, after for the second time this season, gunfire marred the festivities.
Baton Rouge Police Chief T.J. Morse says his department will help LSU campus police in any way it’s asked to do.
“The whole campus is inside the city limits. So we can come onto the campus and assist, we have jurisdiction as well, and we can assist them as they would like us to,” Morse explained.
Morse says even though his department is shorthanded in manpower, securing the campus and the surrounding area is of utmost importance on LSU football gamedays.
“We’re over 150 officers short right now, as it is, but we’re still going to be there. Whatever LSU needs, we’re going to provide and help them out,” Morse said.
Before this past Saturday’s game, a man accidentally shot himself in a leg, and two people were injured in a shooting by the campus’ north gates. Chief Morse says the latter incident happened with officers nearby; and as such, arrests will be coming soon.
“We actually two officers that saw it happen and put it out on the radio, and we have a bunch of video evidence,” Morse noted.