Two people were killed Tuesday after a gunman began firing in a room on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Four students were injured — three of them critically.
It was a terrifying scene, but not one unfamiliar toNorth Carolina universities.
In October 2015, a student was injured in a shooting on the North Carolina Central University campus, CNN affiliate WTVD reported. The campus was placed on lockdown and officials said the incident was triggered by an argument and appeared to be isolated, WTVD reported.
Nearly a month later, one student was fatally shot and another person was injured in a shooting on the Winston-Salem State University campus. The victim, Anthony White Jr., was 19 years old and had been studying information technology, CNN affiliate WRAL reported.
«Part of what I do, part of my responsibility is to keep you safe,» Chancellor Elwood L. Robinson had said. «In some ways, I felt like I failed. It was the most difficult moment that I’ve experienced in a long, long time.»
A former 21-year-old student was charged with White’s killing, CNN affiliate WXII reported.
