The police are on a manhunt to find a person who they think shot and hurt five people at a university in Maryland.
A shooting happened during a celebration at Morgan State University in Baltimore and caused people to run away from each other.
Four guys and one girl, who were between 18 and 22 years old, got hurt. The police don’t know how many people were shooting.
According to Gun Violence Archive data, there have been 531 instances of mass shootings this year.
The shooting on Tuesday night at the historically black university caused a disruption to the school’s homecoming events. Homecoming is an important tradition at historically black colleges and it is usually one of the biggest events of the year.
A group of students wearing fancy clothes were going to a dance at their school. Suddenly, they heard gunshots and started running into buildings nearby.
Police officers went to the location after people reported gunshots at around 9:25 PM Eastern Standard Time (1:35 AM British Summer Time).
Baltimore’s police commissioner, Richard Worley, explained that the police at the campus heard gunshots and saw dorm windows broken. This made them think that someone with a gun was causing harm.
A rule was made that people had to stay inside their homes while police officers searched the area. Students sat or stayed in one place for a long time until they were allowed to leave around 12:30 AM Eastern Standard Time.
According to Baltimore police commissioner Richard Worley, the people injured in the shooting were taken to the hospital, but their injuries are not life-threatening.
Mr Worley said that the investigators don’t know how many people were shooting. The president of Morgan State University, Dr. David Kwabena Wilson, decided to cancel classes on Wednesday.
Dr Wilson said that the violence that happened in our community was pointless and didn’t make sense. It happened after a happy evening where we were celebrating and enjoying the students’ pageantry and beauty.
But Morgan is a close-knit family and we will continue with strong determination to keep progressing forward.
Parents of university students hurried to the place on Tuesday night after hearing about what happened.
Glenmore Blackwood came to the campus when his son, who is in his final year at the university, informed him about a shooting that took place.
“It’s really unfortunate. ” They were trying to do something positive by organizing an event to promote positivity. But then negative things happened, Mr. Blackwood told the Associated Press.
US government departments, such as the FBI and ATF, mentioned that they were helping with the aftermath of the shooting.
Morgan State University was established in 1867. It is a public school and has about 9,000 students.
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