Morgan State shooting wounded five innocent bystanders in ‘fight’
Shooting at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland left five victims wounded while up to three shooters remain at large
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Police in Baltimore said on Wednesday that they are still searching for a suspect involved in a shooting at Morgan State University that left five innocent bystanders injured on Tuesday evening.
Students and faculty on campus were celebrating homecoming and the crowning of Mr and Miss Morgan State University when gunshots rang out around 9.30pm. The campus was plunged into lockdown with authorities believing that an “active shooter situation” was taking place.
Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said that the shooting was likely a result of a dispute between two groups of people.
Five bystanders were injured as a result of the gunfire, four of which are students at the university. Officials confirmed on Wednesday morning that none of them suffered life-threatening injuries.
Baltimore City Council Member Ryan Dorsey said in a post on X that he had been told there may have been three separate shooters firing into the crowd. No suspects have been named.
At the press briefing, police refused to confirm how many shooters they believed there to be.
Welcome to The Independent’s live blog of the developing active shooter situation at Morgan State University in Baltimore.
Baltimore Police order students and staff at Morgan State University to shelter in place
After four people were shot near Morgan State University in Baltimore, the police posted on X/Twitter on Tuesday night that “there is an active shooter situation at Morgan State University. Students and staff are ordered to shelter in place and the public should avoid the area. We will send updates.”
Morgan State University asks concerned family members of students to avoid the campus
The university said in a message on X/Twitter that “an active investigation” was underway “related to a report of shots being fired on or near campus.”
The university asked students to “stay clear of the area surrounding Thurgood Marshall Hall and the Murphy Fine Arts Center”. It also asked them to shelter in place. Baltimore police and Morgan State officials urged concerned family members of students and staff to avoid the campus area.
Eyewitness recounts moment they were alerted to police helicopter
Twenty-year-old Ish Sargent who lives near the campus told Associated Press that she and her friends came outside when they heard the helicopter.
She did not hear gunshots but was alerted by the drone of the police helicopter at the shooting site.
Ms Sargent said she doesn’t usually worry about gun violence in the area. “At a school though, that’s crazy,” she said. “People just out here shooting.”
At least four people were shot near the Morgan State University in Baltimore yesterday and police said there was an “active shooter” on the campus.
Morgan State: A historically Black university with 9,000 students
Morgan State is a historically Black university which currently has over 9,000 students enrolled for this semester, according to a report by the Washington Post.
Its campus has the capacity to accommodate approximately 2,600 individuals.
The university proudly identifies itself as one of the most diverse Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the country, and it holds the distinction of being the largest such institution in Maryland, according to its website.
Police: Morgan State incident no longer active shooter situation
The Baltimore Police Department say they are investigating the shooting at Morgan State but it is no longer an active shooter situation, WBAL TV reported.
Police, however, asked everyone in the area of the 1700 block of Argonne Drive to continue to shelter in place.
Four students battling ‘non-threatening’ injuries
Baltimore police has confirmed that the four students who were shot are suffering from non-threatening injuries.
The police told 11 News that the suspect fled into a dorm building and they are working to clear the dorm and apprehend the alleged shooter.
Shooting occurred soon after a popular event at campus ended
The shooting took place soon after the coronation of Miss and Mr Morgan State University — a popular event that takes place each year during homecoming week.
The shooting occurred not long after that event ended, local media reported.
At least four students were injured and are battling non-threatening injuries at the moment. Parents, staff and students have been asked to avoid the campus and shelter in place.
Students recall moment they saw bullets hit a window: ‘It was chaos’
Two students who were leaving a Morgan State University event on Tuesday night said they saw bullets hit a window as they left the building.
“Everybody started running. It was chaos,” one student was quoted as saying by WBAL TV.
Shelter-in-place order lifted by Morgan State
At around 11.45pm yesterday, police said it no longer considered the incident an “active shooter” situation but urged people to shelter in place.
Half an hour later, Morgan State University announced on its website that the shelter-in-place order had been lifted.