One person died and three others were shot in the WSSU shooting on the campus of Winston-Salem State University on Saturday night, during homecoming weekend. Winston-Salem police said the violence involved two separate shooting incidents.
The first call came in around 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, November 7. Forsyth County Emergency Medical Services said three shooting victims were taken to a hospital, while police later said one person had died.
Winston-Salem State University campus
The shootings unfolded during Winston-Salem State’s annual homecoming celebration, a weekend that also included a football matchup against Fayetteville State University at Bowman Gray Stadium. Police have not released the identity of the person who died.
Police also have not indicated whether any of the victims were students at Winston-Salem State, and additional details about where the shootings happened on campus have not been released. The conditions of the three surviving victims also have not been publicly disclosed.
Winston-Salem Police Department investigation
WXII 12 News reported early Sunday morning that police had said one person died and three others were shot. The report was updated at 3:24 a.m. Sunday, November 8, to reflect the fatality.
Police have not said what led to the violence, whether the two incidents were connected, or whether any suspects have been identified or arrested. That leaves the investigation centered on a basic question for the campus community: how two shootings began during the same homecoming weekend and whether they were part of one sequence or separate events.
