One person was killed and 16 injured in a shooting at Tuskegee University in Alabama on Sunday, and a fourth reported shootings at homecoming events across the country in the past three weeks.
The Tuskegee shooting occurred early Sunday morning. According to the university, the person who died was not a university official, but the parents have been informed.
No arrests were immediately announced.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said in an update Sunday afternoon that 12 people were injured in the shooting and four others suffered injuries unrelated to the shooting.
“The person’s parents have been notified. Several other people, including a Tuskegee University student, were injured and are being treated at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika and Baptist South Hospital in Montgomery,” the university said in a statement. said.
Macon County Coroner Hal Bentley told The Associated Press on Sunday that an autopsy on the man who died was planned at the State Forensic Center in Montgomery. City Police Chief Patrick Mardis said the injured included a female student who was shot in the abdomen and a male student who was shot in the arm.
University officials added that several other students were injured and are currently being treated at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika and Baptist South Hospital in Montgomery.
The Alabama Bureau of Investigation said it is investigating the shooting.
“The university is in the process of fulfilling student responsibility and notifying parents. Further updates will be provided as more information becomes available,” a statement from Tuskegee University said.
On October 19, one person was killed and four others were injured in a shooting during a weekend celebration at Albany State University in Georgia. The suspect was later arrested, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
The same day, a shooting at a homecoming event outside Lexington, Mississippi left three people dead and eight others injured.
On October 12, a shooting occurred during Tennessee State University’s homecoming parade in Nashville, leaving one person dead and nine others injured. Two suspects were arrested on suspicion of murder a few days later, ABC reported.
