Shooting at Hampton University

[allingeneral]

WTKR-TV3 - April 26, 2009
At approximately 1 a.m. Hampton Police Division along with the Hampton University Police and the Hampton Fire and Rescue Division received a complaint of a shooting in the 700 block of Hunnington Avenue located on the campus of Hampton University. When officers arrived on scene they found three3 males suffering from gunshot wounds.

Police revealed that the suspect is an 18-year-old Richmond man, Shooting Investigation: 700 Block of Hunnington Avenue

On April 26, 2009, at approximately 1 a.m., the Hampton Police Division along with the Hampton University Police and the Hampton Fire and Rescue Division received a complaint of a shooting in the 700 block of Hunnington Avenue located on the campus of Hampton University. Once officers arrived on the scene they located three males all suffering from gunshot wounds. entered a dorm building located in the 700 block of Hunnington Avenue. Once inside, the suspect shot two men, a 62-year-old Hampton man and a 43-year-old Hampton man, before turning the gun on himself. All three men have been transported to local hospitals where they are currently being treated for their injuries. No current students at the University were involved or injured during this incident.

The investigation is still ongoing and further information will be released as it becomes available.

[bullseye]

I was wondering what a 62 & a 43 year old would be doing hanging out at a college dorm at 1 a.m.? But it’s just another case of some punk going after a victim who in all probability won't be armed. The 43 year-old is a pizza delivery guy (wonder if it's Domino’s). The 62 year old is the dorm’s night manager.

http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local ... 5419.story

[allingeneral]

I was wondering what a 62 & a 43 year old would be doing hanging out at a college dorm at 1 a.m.?

I was wondering the same thing. Thanks for posting and welcome aboard!

A quote from the story: "The night monitor threw his arms up in self-defense and took one bullet to each of his arms and one to the leg, Harvey said."

Should read: "The night monitor drew his sidearm in self-defense and fired one bullet that incapacitated the threat."

[OakRidgeStars]

What's also strange is that the dorm manager activated the fire alarm after seeing a man in the lobby with a gun. That would have prompted all of the residents in the dorm to leave their rooms and head out into the common area of the building. I find it hard to believe that this could be university policy, since the residents would have been much safer behind the locked doors of their rooms. My only guess is that he panicked.

Fortunately, no one lost their life in this incident. Even the shooter survived after he tried to kill himself