A man fired a gun at a St. John's University student in a dormitory on the Queens college's campus, according to authorities.
The shot was fired inside Hollis Hall sometime before 2 p.m., according to police and a campus alert. No one was hit by the gunfire.
Police said that the gunfire stemmed from an altercation with four students inside a dorm room and that the suspects were trying to rob them.
The bullet went through a chair and struck a wall, police said. No one was injured.
The three suspects, -- ages 17, 18 and 21 -- ran from the dorm after the shooting and were captured a short time later. Police found a gun on one of the men.
Charges against the men are pending.
St. John's University said in the alert that there was no lingering threat to students.
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Some students said they were surprised by the episode and that they didn't even know that anything was amiss on the campus.
