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ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — A shooting at a small college in
eastern North Carolina left one person dead and six others
wounded and prompted a campus lockdown early Sunday, the
university said.
The shooting occurred in the center of Elizabeth City State
University's campus following Yard Fest, the final event of the
historically Black university’s weeklong Viking Fest
celebration, the school said in a statement.
A 24-year-old man who was not a student was pronounced dead. His
identity wasn't immediately released pending notification of his
family, the statement says.
Four people sustained gunshot wounds, including three students,
while two other students were injured during the commotion. None
of the injuries were considered life-threatening. All the
injured were taken to a hospital for treatment, the statement
says.
A call to campus police was referred to a university
spokesperson, who didn’t immediately return a telephone message.
"The university is deeply saddened by this senseless act,” the
university said in an earlier statement.
The lockdown was later lifted, and the university increased
patrols across campus as a precaution. Access to the center of
campus remained restricted later Sunday.
The university has 2,300 students and is about 50 miles (80
kilometers) south of Norfolk, Virginia.
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