Five people were non-critically injured in a shooting that took place during a homecoming week celebration at Morgan State University in Baltimore, leading to a four-hour lockdown and cancellation of Wednesday’s classes.
Describing the event: The incident took place after the coronation of Mister & Miss Morgan State at the Murphy Fine Arts Center.
* Students took shelter in place for about four hours during a lockdown as police searched for suspects.
* Four of the five victims are students at the university between the ages of 18 and 22, none of whom have life-threatening injuries.
Investigation details: No arrests have been made so far, and police have not shared information about suspect or suspects.
* Police Commissioner Richard Worley mentioned that investigators were uncertain about the number of shooters involved.
* The lockdown order ended around 12:30 a.m. after SWAT officers cleared a building where a suspect was suspected to have run into.
Response and reactions: Many students and parents were left trying to process the chaos that unfolded during the event.
* Glenmore Blackwood, whose son was present at the scene, expressed sadness over the violence that overshadowed a positive event.
* Morgan State University President David Wilson cancelled Wednesday’s classes and planned an emergency meeting to discuss future events.
Background on Morgan State University: The institution, with about 9,000 students, was founded in 1867 as the Centenary Biblical Institute and moved to its current site in northeast Baltimore in 1917.
* There has been calls for national gun reform, with Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott emphasizing the need to deal with the issue on a national scale due to the recent shooting.
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