Article 6ZJ6P Republican Nancy Mace criticized for falsely identifying man as campus shooter

Republican Nancy Mace criticized for falsely identifying man as campus shooter

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Edward Helmore
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Republican congresswoman posted image online of man and inaccurately called him shooter in now deleted post

South Carolina Republican Nancy Mace is facing criticism for posting an online image of a man she falsely described as a campus shooter after the state university issued a credible report" alert of a shooter in the library on Sunday.

School officials at the university of South Carolina had issued a warning of an active shooter at the university's Columbia campus at around 6.30pm, later describing the suspect as a white male with black pants, approximately 6 feet tall and still in the area".

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