UPDATED 6:50 PM
A field of umbrellas - hundreds of mourners - at a #WSSU vigil tonight. @wfdd pic.twitter.com/VE2uTx4QbU — Sean Bueter (@SeanBueter) November 1, 2015
UPDATED 4:06 PM
An earlier press release from the university named a suspect believed to be involved in the shooting. By this afternoon, however, both the school and police declined comment on the suspect.
UPDATED 2:49 p.m.
Students at Winston-Salem State University are planning a prayer vigil at the school's clock tower at 6 p.m.
UPDATED 11:42 a.m.
Mayor Allen Joines issued the following statement today about the shooting early Sunday morning on the campus of Winston-Salem State University. One student was killed and another injured.
“The city joins the Winston-Salem State community in grieving the death of one student and the injury of another. This terrible incident has marred what should have been a weekend of celebration for the new chancellor and for returning alumni enjoying their homecoming weekend. I urge all the citizens of Winston-Salem to keep these students, their families, and the Winston-Salem State community in their thoughts and prayers.”
UPDATED: 11:40
The person killed has been identified as 19-year old Anthony White, Junior. He was a second-year student.
ORIGINAL STORY:
Winston-Salem State University has confirmed that one person was fatally shot early Sunday morning on campus and another was injured. According to a statement from the university, at approximately 1:20 a.m., the shooting happened in the area of Lot W near Wilson Hall and Gleason-Hairston Terrace. Both are believed to be students.
The campus was put on temporary lockdown around 1:30 a.m. and the curfew was lifted at approximately 4:50 a.m. The campus has been cleared; the gunman has not been apprehended.
Anyone with information is advised to contact Campus Police at 336-750-2900.