Three gunmen are still at large on campus after five people were shot at Morgan State University in Maryland on the night of a pre-Homecoming ball.
Baltimore Police and the FBI ordered students to stay indoors after at multiple people were hit by gunfire on Tuesday night. At 11.45pm, cops confirmed the situation was no longer active and the campus lockdown was lifted.
It’s understood the first 911 call was made at 9.28pm after bullets were fired inside one of the campus’ dining halls. Multiple casings have been identified at the scene.
Students at the historically black college were crowning their ‘Mister & Miss Morgan State University’ shortly before the gunfire erupted this evening.
None of the five victims are in critical condition.
Members of SWAT are seen entering dorm room buildings to check on students following the shooting. Baltimore Police and the FBI ordered students to stay indoors after at multiple people were hit by gunfire on Tuesday night. At 11.45pm, cops confirmed the situation was no longer active and the campus lockdown was lifted
Five people have been shot at Morgan State University in Maryland after three shooters opened fire at a crowd on campus
A Baltimore City Fire Department truck stages at Morgan State University during a shooting on the campus Tuesday
Baltimore City Council Member Ryan Dorsey said: ‘Just received a call from BPD about a shooting at the Morgan campus. Five victims, none critical.
‘It’s believed there were three shooters firing into the crowd, none apprehended or ID’d at this time.’
The shooter was firing from a seventh-floor dorm room window which has now shattered, police told WJZ.
The entire city of Baltimore was put under tactical alert.
Police said: ‘BPD is on scene of an active shooter situation in the 1700 block of Argonne Drive. We’re asking everyone to shelter in place and avoid the area.’
The college told students to avoid Thurgood Marshall Hall, which is a co-ed residential hall with a dining facility attached, as well as the Murphy Fine Arts Center.
One witness at the scene said that bullets hit the glass behind his head – and he said it ‘all happened so fast,’ so he didn’t ‘get a chance to react’
Frenzied students were seen rushing to take cover, as a police helicopter heard instructing everyone to take shelter.
A white BMW is currently being hunted by police as a vehicle of interest.
One witness at the scene said that bullets hit the glass behind his head – and that it ‘all happened so fast,’ so he didn’t ‘get a chance to react.’
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Other students recalled armed SWAT teams rushing from dorm to dorm as they checked if one of the three gunmen were inside the rooms.
Morgan State University said in a statement: ‘An active investigation is currently underway related to a report of shots being fired on or near campus.
Baltimore Police told students and locals to stay indoors after it was reported at least four people were hit by gunfire. The situation is still ongoing
Multiple people have been shot during the situation at Morgan State University in Maryland
‘Please stay clear of the area surrounding Thurgood Marshall Hall and the Murphy Fine Arts Center and shelter in place.’
Concerned family members are being told to avoid the campus area and report to the Safeway parking lot at 4401 Harford Road, where a BPD officer will on standby.
At 6.30pm on Tuesday, students were celebrating the annual crowning of this year’s ‘Mister & Miss Morgan State University.’
The event was taking place at the Murphy Fine Arts Center – which is the location that the college told people to avoid following the shooting.
The arts center is also next to Thurgood Marshall Hall. And the university homecoming celebration is scheduled for Saturday.
No one is in custody.
FBI Baltimore said: ‘The FBI has personnel on the scene offering assistance to our partners Baltimore Police at Morgan State University tonight. People in the area are still being asked to shelter in place.’
Morgan State University is the largest of Maryland’s historically black colleges and universities – and it became a higher education institution in 1975.
In 2022, there were 7,609 undergraduates and 1,392 postgraduates enrolled at the college.
MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, donated $40 million to Morgan State in 2020.
This is not the first time that the college has faced shootings around the time of homecoming.
In October last year, one student was shot during an unsanctioned homecoming party outside university’s student center, reports the Baltimore Banner.
A year before that in 2021, another student was shot during a fight during homecoming celebrations.
