Morgan State homecoming shooting in Baltimore leaves student wounded: reports
The victim was in stable condition in a hospital and was alert and conscious, a report said
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A shooting Saturday evening during homecoming weekend at Morgan State University in Baltimore has left at least one student wounded, according to reports.
The student was identified only as an 18-year-old male. Police responding to the scene found the victim with a gunshot wound to his chest, FOX 45 of Baltimore reported.
The victim was in stable condition in a hospital and was alert and conscious, the station reported.
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Officials at the historically Black research university wrote on Twitter that the gunfire erupted around 7 p.m. near the Montebello Complex on the university’s south campus, but FOX 45 reported that police were called to the area nearly a half-hour earlier.
There was no longer an active threat on campus, the university claimed Saturday night, according to The Baltimore Sun.
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The gunfire came after Morgan State’s football team lost to North Carolina Central 28-17 earlier in the day, and a day after Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume were on hand for the grand opening of a new student services building, the Sun reported.
No suspects were reported to be in custody. Police asked that anyone with information call detectives at 410-396-2444, or use the anonymous Metro Crime Stoppers line at 1-800-7-LOCKUP.