Baltimore Police Report ‘Multiple Victims’ In Active Shooter Incident Near Morgan State University

The Baltimore Police Department reported that officers were responding to an “active shooter situation.” The incident occurred at an address that coincides with a residential building located on the same block as a city police station.

On the platform formerly known as Twitter, the police issued a statement: “We’re asking everyone to shelter in place and avoid the area.”

According to Baltimore Police spokesperson Vernon Davis, at least four individuals were shot, and their conditions remain uncertain. Another police spokesperson, Amanda Krotki, confirmed that “multiple victims” had been shot.

Odette Ramos, a City Council member, conveyed via X that students and staff had received orders to take shelter.

At the scene that Tuesday evening, law enforcement officers barricaded the south entrance to the campus near the dormitory buildings, while a police helicopter hovered above.

This incident unfolded during a week of events leading up to the school’s homecoming game on Saturday. The coronation of Mister & Miss Morgan State was scheduled to take place Tuesday night at the Murphy Fine Arts Center, one of the locations that the school advised people to avoid.

Glenmore Blackwood, a concerned parent, rushed to the campus after receiving news from his senior son. His son had reported that the shooting occurred just after the coronation festivities concluded. Blackwood’s son took refuge in the auditorium of the arts center, where he had participated in the ceremony and planned to lead a prayer service afterward. Blackwood expressed his sadness at the juxtaposition of a positive event and the unfortunate incident.

Ish Sargent, a nearby resident aged 20, and her friends emerged from their homes upon hearing the helicopter. Although they didn’t hear gunshots, Sargent expressed her astonishment that such an incident occurred at a school. She remarked on the senselessness of gun violence in this context.

Morgan State University, with an enrollment of around 9,000 students, was originally established in 1867 as the Centenary Biblical Institute, primarily to train men for ministry. In 1917, it relocated to its current site in northeast Baltimore, and in 1939, the state of Maryland acquired it to provide expanded educational opportunities for Black citizens.