A wall will be built around Morgan State University after five people, including four students, were shot on the Baltimore campus last week, according to school leaders.
University President David Wilson announced Tuesday that the college will invest $22 million in security upgrades, including the construction of an 8,000-foot-long barrier to “eliminate unfettered access” to the school, the Associated Press reported.
“We are doing this, let me be clear, not to stop our neighbors and our community from writing a big letter; we’re doing it to avoid bad actors,” Wilson said during the town hall meeting.
Along with the wall, which will surround 90% of the campus, Morgan State officials are touting plans to install more metal detectors, more police patrols and more security guard booths on campus to ensure student safety.
Officials say many improvements are planned for the future, but will be accelerated to address recent concerns about student safety on campus.
Many at the historically black university expressed their concerns at a town hall meeting after the enthronement ceremony for the school’s Mr. and Ms. Morgan State was interrupted by a shooting on Oct. 3.
A wall will be built around Morgan State University after five people, including four students, were shot on the Baltimore campus last week, according to school leaders. AP
The shooting, which took place during homecoming week, left four students injured, with the shooter still at large.
Baltimore police have since released surveillance footage of the four suspects walking around the campus, appearing to flee after shots rang out.
The shooting is believed to have started as “a dispute between two smaller groups, and one individual was targeted by two individuals who had weapons,” Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said last week.
Baltimore police have since released surveillance footage of the four suspects walking around the campus, appearing to flee after shots rang out. AP Along with the wall, which will surround 90% of the campus, Morgan State officials are touting plans to install more metal detectors, more police patrols and more security guard booths on campus to ensure student safety. Getty Images
The victims were four men and one woman between the ages of 18 and 22 — who were later taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
All five victims have been released from the hospital.
Last week’s shooting was not the first time violence erupted during Morgan State’s homecoming celebration.
Last year, a man was shot on campus during an unauthorized after-party on campus, according to officials. The year before, a freshman was arrested and charged with shooting a classmate during homecoming weekend.
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