Last night, the campus of Seton Hall University was locked down for an hour after a man shot himself around 8:30PM. The man, identified as Anthony Papalia of Aberdeen, NJ, was not a student and was taken to University Hospital in Newark.
The Star-Ledger reports Papalia drove to the school's South Orange campus because he was "despondent over [a] breakup" with his girlfriend, who is a Seton Hall student. The police aren't sure when or where the shooting took place (authorities think he may have shot himself in the stomach while in his car).
Papalia's relatives had alerted the police, who ended up tackling Papalia when he "staggered into" Xavier Hall, a dormitory. A half hour after the incident, Seton Hall officials sent students text messages alerting them about the incident ("Stay indoors. As a result of an incident in Xavier, all should report to and stay in their rooms until further notice."). The school also locked down the campus for almost an hour. Papalia is said to be in fair condition at the hospital.
