MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee praised the fast and effective work by local and campus law-enforcement officials in response to the shooting incident Monday near the Business and Aerospace Building on the Murfreesboro campus.

“I wish to thank the Murfreesboro City Police, the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office, the Murfreesboro Fire Department and the Rutherford County Special Operations Unit, the Rutherford County Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for their rapid response and excellent work on behalf of the University community,” McPhee said.

“We very much appreciate also the work done by our campus police and others to keep our community informed about the situation as events unfolded,” he said.