Tuskegee University Tightens Security After Heroic Teen Dies in Shooting
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Tuskegee University in Alabama has closed its campus to outsiders and fired its security director following a mass shooting during an unsanctioned homecoming event that left one teenager dead and 16 others injured. The university president announced new security measures, including restricted campus access and mandatory ID display. The shooting, involving multiple shooters, is under investigation, with one arrest made. The university had previously increased security for homecoming week, but the event was not officially sanctioned.
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- Tuskegee University closes campus to outsiders, fires security director following deadly mass shooting ABC News
- Tuskegee University makes changes to campus security after mass shooting WSFA
- Teen killed in Tuskegee University homecoming shooting died saving girl’s life, family says: ‘He’s a hero’ AL.com
- One person killed and 16 injured at Alabama university homecoming event The Guardian US
- Arrest made in connection to Tuskegee University Shooting WTVM
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