Shooting rampage at North Carolina college leaves many questions after 1 killed, 6 injured
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Authorities in North Carolina on Monday were investigating a shooting rampage on the campus of Elizabeth City State University that left one person dead and six injured.
State, county and local law enforcement were investigating the shooting that took place early Sunday, and anyone with photos, videos or other information was urged to contact police. No information on a possible suspect was released. A 24-year-old man, who was not a student at the school, was pronounced dead, the university said.
"There is no immediate threat to the campus community at this time, and ECSU Police has increased patrols across the campus for added safety," the school said in a statement.
Student Mark Hurlbut told WMGT-TV he was at home when he heard the gunshots.
'I heard the gunshots through my window and through the walls,' Hurlbut said. 'It finally clicked. This happened right outside my door.'
The shooting occurred at the center of campus following Yard Fest, part of a weeklong Viking Fest celebration at the public, historically Black university in Elizabeth City. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation said the shooting took place at around 12:30 a.m. Sunday.
Four people — including three students — sustained gunshot wounds, according to the university. Two other students were injured during the "subsequent commotion," the university said.
None of the injuries were considered life-threatening, according to the university, and all victims were transported to a local medical center for treatment.
At least 1 dead, 6 injured after shooting at North Carolina university, authorities say
The shooting prompted a campus lockdown, and the university issued a shelter-in-place order for all students. The lockdown was later lifted, and the school said it increased police patrols across campus as a precaution.
Elizabeth City State University is about 26 miles south of the North Carolina and Virginia state border. The university had 2,261 students enrolled as of fall 2024.
The incident at Elizabeth City State University is the latest school shooting to rock a U.S. college campus. On April 17, two people were killed and six others were wounded in a mass shooting at Florida State University. Police in Tallahassee said a 20-year-old student opened fire near the student union with a gun that belonged to his stepmother, a local sheriff's deputy.
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