A person is dead and 16 are hurt after a shooting at Tuskegee University; 1 arrest made

Tuskegee University becomes closed campus after shooting

TUSKEGEE, Ala.–On Sunday, October 15, a peaceful and exciting homecoming celebration at Tuskegee University erupted into madness and chaos.  Tuskegee University, a historically Black University (HBCU), was in shambles after a mass shooting during their weekend festivities, celebrating its 100th homecoming with the football team playing Miles College. Gunshots fired as the homecoming festivities sent […] The post Tuskegee University becomes close…

Arrest made in shooting at Tuskegee University during homecoming weekend

Photo: Getty Images An Alabama man has been arrested after a shooting at Tuskegee University left one person dead and sixteen others injured. In the early hours of Sunday (November 10) morning, gunfire erupted during on-campus celebrations for Tuskegee University’s 100th homecoming, per NPR. Jaquez Myrick, 25, was found leaving the scene of the shooting … Continued

A Person Is Dead And 16 Are Hurt After A Shooting At Tuskegee University; 1 Arrest Made

A shooting early Sunday during homecoming weekend at Tuskegee University in Alabama left one person dead and injured 16 others, a dozen of them by gunfire, authorities said. One arrest was announced hours later. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said Jaquez Myrick, 25, of Montgomery, was taken into custody while leaving the scene of the campus shooting and had been found with a handgun with a machine gun conversion device. The agency said in a …

Montgomery man arrested in connection with Tuskegee shooting that killed 1, injured 16 • Alabama Reflector

A Montgomery man has been arrested in connection with a shooting at Tuskegee University this weekend that killed one person and left 16 injured. (Getty Images)A 25-year-old man was arrested late Sunday in connection with the weekend shooting at Tuskegee University that killed one person and left 16 others injured.  The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said in a statement that Jaquez Myrick of Montgomery was found with a handgun that contained a de…

18 YO Killed In Alabama Shooting Identified

A local Alabama coroner has identified the 18-year-old man who died during a shooting at Tuskegee University. La’Tavion Johnson was the only person who died in the homecoming weekend incident, but 16 others were hurt. A dozen of that group sustained injuries from the gunfire. Although most of the people hurt were students, the Associated Press reports that La’Tavion Johnson was not. The shooting erupted as the school’s 100th homecoming week was …