CINCINNATI police are investigating two separate overnight shootings within blocks of the University of Cincinnati campus on back-to-back mornings, the second erupting just hours before the school's fall semester officially began.

The most recent shooting happened around 3 a.m. Monday near Calhoun and South Market streets, close to a Stop-N-Go on McMillan Street, according to WCPO. One person walked into Good Samaritan Hospital with a gunshot wound and is expected to survive. Police blocked off Jefferson Avenue and Calhoun Street as they worked the scene, and four separate ShotSpotter alerts fired in the area, Dayton 24/7 Now reported.

It was the second gunfire incident to hit the neighborhood in as many days. Roughly 24 hours earlier, shortly after 3 a.m. Sunday, someone opened fire near Moerlein Avenue and Lyon Street, wounding a person in the arm not far from a Shake Shack popular with students. That victim was also hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

No arrests, no confirmed link

Cincinnati police have made no arrests in either case and have not said whether the two shootings are connected. Investigators also have not confirmed whether any University of Cincinnati students or staff were involved, though officials stressed that neither incident happened on campus property itself.

"Campus is extremely safe. Off-campus is safe as well, but we are on an urban campus, and things do happen from time to time."

That was UC Police Lt. Dave Brinker, who told Fox19 the university spends more than $1 million a year funding extra Cincinnati police patrols in the blocks surrounding campus where students live and gather. Brinker said UC and city police meet daily to coordinate coverage and are "really focused on visibility" to try to deter further violence.

The timing has rattled a campus already jittery about back-to-school safety. UC sends emergency text alerts roughly every 15 minutes during an active incident, but some students told WCPO they never got Monday's notification because their contact information in the university's Catalyst system was out of date.

The neighborhood around campus, known as Clifton Heights, has seen a string of violent incidents in recent months, according to Hoodline, adding to pressure on both university and city officials to show visible results.

Cincinnati police say both shootings remain under active investigation. Officers are reviewing surveillance footage and ShotSpotter data from Monday's incident, and detectives are asking anyone with information on either shooting to come forward. UC police are urging students to walk in groups, stick to lit paths, and stay alert to their surroundings as thousands return to campus this week for the start of classes.