'The Tuskegee University community is heartbroken,' said President Mark Brown.
Tuskegee University closes campus to outsiders, fires security director following deadly mass shootingNovember 11, 2024, 5:50 PMThe president of Tuskegee University in Alabama announced Monday that the school is being closed to outsiders and that its security chief has been fired in the wake of aThe barrage of gunfire left a teenager dead and injured 16 other people attending an unsanctioned homecoming event, officials said.
"Tuskegee University is no longer an open campus," Brown said. "Effective immediately, we require IDs for everyone to be displayed to enter campus and worn at all times while on campus." He said Sunday's shooting erupted at the event that was "not approved in advance and in no way was sanctioned by the university."The deadly barrage of gunfire erupted between 11:30 p.m. Saturday and midnight Sunday in a parking lot that was packed with people on campus to celebrate the university's 100th homecoming, Macon County Sheriff Andre Brunson told ABC News.
Several videos posted on social media and verified by ABC News captured what sounded like automatic gunfire and showed people diving to the ground or taking cover in vehicles."I would say that with the amount of shots that were fired, there's going to be multiple shooters," Brunson said. Brown said efforts were made through social media and advertising to advise visitors that weapons and drugs are prohibited on campus and that visitors could only use clear bags to carry their possessions."We did entry checks at all officially sponsored events, some random and some 100% checks," Brown said.
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