Shots were fired inside the university. A man fell. Similarly, 16 others were injured. Such an incident happened at Tuskegee University in the state of Alabama, USA.
According to officials, the condition of 12 of the injured is critical. The incident happened on Sunday. It happened at a place on the university campus where students and others were present. Police are investigating the incident. Efforts are being made to find out the cause of this incident.
On the other hand, due to the exchange of gunfire, a chaotic situation has arisen in the university and its surrounding areas. Police have arrested the shooter. Jacquez Myrick, 25, of Montgomery, was arrested after being shot on campus. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said a gun including a machine gun was seized from him.
Myrick faces federal charges of possessing a machine gun, the agency said. The 18-year-old man who died was not a student at the university, but officials said some students were among the injured. Meanwhile, classes have been cancelled after the shooting.
The victim’s parents have been informed. Many of the injured were taken to East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika and Baptist South Hospital in Montgomery.