Multiple victims were reported Tuesday night at the scene of a shooting at Morgan State University in Baltimore, city police said.
Around 10 p.m. local time, Baltimore police were responding to an active-shooter situation in the 1700 block of Argonne Drive, according to a social media post. The address is the site of a Morgan State student dormitory, the Baltimore Banner reported.
About 40 minutes later, police confirmed there were “multiple victims involved” and advised people in the area to shelter in place.
Morgan State advised people to stay away from the areas near the school’s Thurgood Marshall Hall and the Murphy Fine Arts Center, where an event for Mister and Miss Morgan State University was scheduled for 6:30 p.m. The pageant chooses representatives to serve as “ambassadors” for the university.
Police said at 11:45 p.m. that the incident was no longer considered an active-shooter situation, but people were asked to continue sheltering in place.
At the scene Tuesday night, a police helicopter circled overhead, the Associated Press reported.
Glenmore Blackwood, father of a Morgan State senior, arrived at the campus after his son told him what had occurred and that he was sheltering in place in the arts center’s auditorium, AP reported.
“That’s my son. He’s going to make sure I know he’s OK,” Blackwood said.
Special agents from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were assisting police, according to the Banner.
The school has a population of about 9,000 students, including more than 7,600 undergraduates.
