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Multiple people have been shot on campus of Morgan State University in Baltimore, police say

Baltimore police respond to a shooting at Morgan State University, Oct. 3, 2023, in Baltimore. (Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun via AP) Baltimore police respond to a shooting at Morgan State University, Oct. 3, 2023, in Baltimore. (Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun via AP)
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Multiple people were shot at Morgan State University in Baltimore on Tuesday, according to police, who urged students to take shelter on the campus of the historically Black college.

The Baltimore Police Department said officers were on the scene for an "active shooter situation." The address given for the shooting appeared to match a residential building that's on the same block as a city police station.

"We're asking everyone to shelter in place and avoid the area," , the platform formerly known as Twitter.

Police spokesperson Vernon Davis told the Baltimore Banner that at least four people were shot. Their conditions weren't immediately known.

Police spokesperson Amanda Krotki also said "multiple victims" were shot.

City council member Odette Ramos said on X that students and staff were ordered to shelter in place.

At the scene Tuesday night, officers were blocking off the south entrance to campus near dorm buildings while a police helicopter circled overhead.

The shooting happened amid a week of activities ahead of the school's homecoming game on Saturday. The coronation of Mister & Miss Morgan State was scheduled for Tuesday night at the Murphy Fine Arts Center, one of the areas the school urged people to avoid.

Glenmore Blackwood came to the campus after hearing from his son, a senior who told him the shooting occurred just as festivities for the coronation were concluding.

Blackwood said his son was sheltering in place in the arts center's auditorium. He sang in the ceremony and was planning to host a prayer service afterward.

"That's my son. He's going to make sure I know he's OK," Blackwood said. "It's just sad. They were doing a good thing -- an event to promote positivity -- and all this negativity happens."

Ish Sargent, 20, who lives nearby, said she and her friends came outside when they heard the helicopter. They didn't hear gunshots. Sargent said she doesn't usually worry about gun violence in the area.

"At a school though, that's crazy," she said. "People just out here shooting."

The university with an enrollment of about 9,000 students was founded in 1867 as the Centenary Biblical Institute, with an initial mission of training men for ministry, according to its website. It moved to its current site in northeast Baltimore in 1917 and was purchased by the state of Maryland in 1939 as it aimed to provide more opportunities for Black citizens.

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