Skip to main content

Student injured in shooting at Morgan State University

By The Associated Press

BALTIMORE (AP) — Police say a Morgan State University student was injured in a shooting on the Baltimore campus.

The Baltimore Sun reports that officers responded to reports of gunfire at about 6:40 p.m. They found an 18-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest.

According to a news release, he was taken to an area hospital where he was “conscious, alert and stable.”

Officials said there was no active threat to the campus community, which is celebrating homecoming weekend.

The university says the shooting happened near the Montebello Complex on south campus.

What public health experts want to see before easing mask mandates, other COVID-19 measures

By Kristi King
New case rates of COVID-19 are dropping from record highs fueled by the omicron variant, causing some to wonder when pandemic mitigation measures can begin lifting. However, experts from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health warn more time may be needed. When mask mandates for public spaces indoors and inside schools could be lifted was among topics discussed during a Thursday webinar hosted by the Baltimore school.
Read Next Story

Related News

Baltimore remembers 3 fallen firefighters

Maryland Gov. Hogan doubles reward for person of interest in deadly Baltimore fire

Lone surviving firefighter from Baltimore rowhouse collapse released from hospital