Shooting at Small North Carolina College Leaves 1 Dead, 6 Injured

Shooting at Small North Carolina College Leaves 1 Dead, 6 Injured
A Pasquotank County Sheriff's Deputy placing crime scene tape around the front of Williams Hall, located in the center of the Elizabeth City State University campus in Elizabeth City, N.C., on April 27, 2025. Chris Day/The Daily Advance via AP
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ELIZABETH CITY, N.C.—A shooting at a small college in eastern North Carolina left one person dead and six others wounded and prompted a campus lockdown early Sunday, the university said.

The shooting occurred in the center of Elizabeth City State University’s campus following Yard Fest, the final event of the historically Black university’s weeklong Viking Fest celebration, the school said in a statement.