1 dead, 6 injured in shooting during homecoming at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, officials say
By Emma Tucker, Sarah Dewberry, Karina Tsui, CNN
(CNN) — At least one person was killed and six others injured in a shooting at Pennsylvania’s Lincoln University Saturday night, during the historically Black university’s Homecoming weekend, according to officials.
A total of seven people were hit with gunfire outside the school’s International Cultural Center, authorities told reporters at news conference early Sunday.
“We’re devastated to announce tonight that one person has died, six other people have been struck by gunfire,” Chester County District Attorney Christopher de Barrena-Sarobe said at the conference, without detailing the conditions of the injured.
One person who was carrying a gun has been detained, the district attorney said, noting investigators are still piecing together information.
“We don’t have a lot of answers about exactly what happened,” he said, noting it is possible there were multiple shooters.
A motive has yet to be determined, but de Barrena-Sarobe said the shooting does not appear to be a case “where someone came in with the design to inflict mass damage on a college campus.”
Local, state and federal law enforcement are investigating, the district attorney’s office said in a statement, asking anyone with knowledge of the shooting to contact the FBI.
Several people were treated at the scene after being knocked to the ground and trampled as those in the crowd ran for cover, de Barrena-Sarobe said.
Authorities said earlier that multiple gunshot victims were taken to hospitals in nearby Delaware.
The campus is no longer under lockdown, though the site of the shooting remains an active crime scene, officials said during the news conference.
Lincoln University is located about 55 miles west of Philadelphia. The school’s website says it is “the nation’s first degree-granting Historically Black College and University.”
Counseling will be available Sunday morning for any who need it in the wake of Saturday night’s shooting, the university said on its Instagram page.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said he has been briefed on the shooting and offered his administration’s full support to the university and local law enforcement.
“Join Lori and me in praying for the Lincoln University community,” Shapiro said.
Saturday’s shooting comes a day after five people were injured in a shooting near the campus of Howard University, another historically Black university, in Washington, DC, as the school began its Homecoming activities. Police said none of the victims were Howard students.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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