1 Student Killed In Shooting On Texas Southern University Campus

Start your day with TPM.
Sign up for the Morning Memo newsletter

An 18-year-old Texas Southern University freshman student is dead after a shooting outside an apartment building on the Houston campus, police said Friday.

The shooting occurred at the Courtyard Apartments at about 11:30 a.m., triggering a lockdown on campus. Two suspects are now in police custody, while a third remains at large.

KPRC reported one victim has taken to the hospital in critical condition, where they died. Another victim was transported to the hospital and is in stable condition.

Classes are cancelled for the rest of the day, according to a statement from the university.

A shooting was reported near another apartment building around midnight on Thursday, university police confirmed in a statement, which left one wounded.

Texas Southern University is a historically black college in Houston with around 10,000 students.

One student was killed and three others injured in a shooting at Northern Arizona University early Friday morning.

This post has been updated.

Latest Livewire

Notable Replies

  1. Is the gun ok?

  2. When daily school shootings just isn’t enough.

  3. YAY! Another shooting!! proof we get more free by the day!

    /snark

  4. “Thoughts and prayers.” “More guns.”

  5. If only they permitted concealed carry on Texas campuses.

Continue the discussion at forums.talkingpointsmemo.com

37 more replies

Participants

Avatar for system1 Avatar for eve Avatar for subatomicparticiple Avatar for charliee Avatar for oldvet Avatar for humpback Avatar for fargo116 Avatar for chammy Avatar for mophan Avatar for enon Avatar for george_spiggott Avatar for squeakyrat Avatar for callmeeric Avatar for sniffit Avatar for blueberrytomatosoup Avatar for daveyjones64 Avatar for johnbarleycorn Avatar for sherlock1 Avatar for johnscotus Avatar for dickweed Avatar for khaaannn Avatar for corners Avatar for raincntry Avatar for ba_al

Continue Discussion
Masthead Masthead
Founder & Editor-in-Chief:
Executive Editor:
Managing Editor:
Deputy Editor:
Editor at Large:
General Counsel:
Publisher:
Head of Product:
Director of Technology:
Associate Publisher:
Front End Developer:
Senior Designer: