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US: 1 killed, 16 injured in Alabama campus shooting

November 11, 2024

Houston, Nov 11

At least one person was killed and 16 others, including students, injured in a shooting on the campus of Tuskegee University in the southern US state of Alabama, authorities said.

According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency's State Bureau of Investigation, an 18-year-old died at the scene, while twelve of the injured sustained gunshot wounds, news agency reported.

According to a statement from the university, the fatal victim was not a student at the university. "Several others including Tuskegee University students were injured and are receiving treatment at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika and Baptist South Hospital in Montgomery."

Tuskegee celebrated its 100th homecoming on Saturday when a football game between Tuskegee and Alabama's Miles College, were winding down, officials said.

According to News report, authorities suspect multiple shooters were involved. "There's going to be two shooters at this time, maybe more," one officer said in a radio call, according to transmissions provided by Broadcastify. However, as of Sunday afternoon, no arrests had been made, according to a statement by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.

Tuskegee University President and CEO Mark Brown addressed the incident during the university's Homecoming Convocation on Sunday.

 

 

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