Morgan State shooting wounded five innocent bystanders in ‘fight’

In a statement to WJZ, Maryland Governor Wes Moore said: “My office is aware of the shooting incident on the Morgan State University campus. My team and I are in close contact with officials on the ground and are monitoring the situation. We are grateful for the heroic efforts of the first responders who rushed to the scene and are actively working to ensure safety.”

Baltimore City councilman Ryan Dorsey announced on social media that police told him five people had been injured during the shooting.

“It’s believed there were three shooters firing into the crowd, none apprehended or ID’d at this time,” Mr Dorsey said.

Baltimore City councilwoman Odette Ramos told WJZ that she was “horrified” when she heard of the shooting.

“It’s been a sad, sad evening, especially since Morgan has homecoming coming up, and that is usually a big celebration of how wonderful campus is and still is,” she said.

Ms Ramos said she was relieved to find out that the gunshot victims would be able to recover from their injuries. “I’m here to show my support to the students.”

Two students who were leaving a Morgan State University event on Tuesday night said they saw bullets hit a window as they left the building.

“Everybody started running. It was chaos,” one student was quoted as saying by WBAL TV.

In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Baltimore police commissioner Richard Worley reported that no suspects were in custody so far.

Gunfire was reported at the campus at approximately 9.25pm and multiple people were shot, Mr Worley said.

The victims, comprising four men and one woman aged between 18 and 22, were transported to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.

At around 11.45pm yesterday, police said it no longer considered the incident an “active shooter” situation but urged people to shelter in place.

Half an hour later, Morgan State University announced on its website that the shelter-in-place order had been lifted.

At least one suspect is still at large following the shooting at Morgan State University in Maryland on Tuesday night.

Baltimore City Council Member Ryan Dorsey said in a post on X that he had been told there may have been three separate shooters firing into the crowd outside the campus.

At the press briefing, police refused to confirm how many shooters they believed there to be.

No arrests have been made and no suspect named.

Campus police heard a series of gunshots which immediately alerted them to the incident, according to the university’s top cop.

Morgan State University Police Chief Lance Hatcher told reporters officers were on patrol around 9:25 p.m. when they heard discharging.

“Morgan State University police officers were on patrol on the campus when they heard discharges from a firearm,” he said.

Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said the response was swift after police became aware.

“The area was cordoned off, set up a command post and officers basically went to different buildings,” he said.