Morgan State shooting erupted during dispute but victims were unintended targets, police say

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} At least two people opened fired during a dispute between two groups at Morgan State University homecoming events Tuesday night, but the five victims were likely not the shooters’ intended targets, officials said. Morgan State University Police Chief Lance Hatcher said the agency has taken “extraordinary measures to bring additional security resources to campus” in recent years, including increased police presence and surveillance camera coverage. “Gun violence has been a daily presence for this generation, and it is now following them into adulthood.” In a letter to the Morgan State community Wednesday morning, President David Wilson said he was rethinking plans for homecoming activities for the remainder of the week and would announce his decision that afternoon. “This is not the first time something has happened during homecoming week at Morgan, so there’s a lot of soul-searching that I think all of us have to do,” Baltimore City Council member Odette Ramos, whose district includes part of Morgan State’s campus, said during a council hearing Wednesday afternoon.