A newly unsealed federal complaint says a man accused of having a machine gun at Tuskegee University admitted to firing his weapon during a weekend shooting, but denied shooting at anyone.
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Homecoming parade floats sit on the campus of Tuskegee University a day after a shooting occurred, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, in Tuskegee, Ala. The entrance to Tuskegee University is seen, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, in Tuskegee, Ala. that left one man dead and at least 16 others hurt told a federal agent that he fired his weapon during the shooting, but denied aiming at anyone.
Myrick, 25, of Montgomery, is accused of having a weapon with a machine gun conversion device and faces a federal charge of possession of a machine gun. The complaint does not accuse him of shooting anyone. No attorneys who could speak on Myric's behalf are listed in the federal court documents, and it was unclear from jail records whether he has one.
The man killed was identified as 18-year-old La’Tavion Johnson, of Troy, Alabama, who was not a student, the local coroner said. The shooting left the entire university community shaken, said Amare’ Hardee, a senior from Tallahassee, Florida, who is president of the student government association.
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