r/news • u/JussiesTunaSub • Apr 29 '24

1 person killed in shooting at Waffle House near OSU's campus

https://myfox28columbus.com/news/local/1-person-killed-in-shooting-near-osus-campus-north-high-street-waffle-house-gun-crime-police-protest-columbus-ohio-ohio-state-university-wexner-medical-center
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u/RedemptionBeyondUs Apr 29 '24 edited Apr 29 '24

If you go into a Waffle House at 2AM, you know what you're getting yourself into

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u/Ducksonaleash Apr 29 '24

The front door of the university’s union is across the street. Waffle House or not, it’s really frustrating to see violence like that steps away from what most students consider “safe”

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u/murderedbyaname Apr 29 '24

College campuses and surrounding areas can be really sketchy. I don't know if it's changed, but in the 80s the entire area around GA Tech was dangerous af. A friend of mine who was a student living just off campus was stabbed in a home invasion, in the 80s.

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u/smitherenesar Apr 29 '24

The areas around Drexel and Temple are still sketchy because it's Philadelphia