4 Students Shot at Block Party at Atlanta University Center Library

On Tuesday night, four students suffered injuries during a shooting outside of an Atlanta University Center library. Suggested Reading The Root 100 – 2024’s Most Influential African Americans Post #3 6-18-2025 Post #2 6-18-2025 Video will return here when scrolled back into view Stefon Diggs and Cardi B Viral Boat Video Prompts Response from Patriots…

On Tuesday night, four students suffered injuries during a shooting outside of an Atlanta University Center library.

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WSB-TV reports that the shooting occurred at approximately 10:30 p.m. at the intersection of James P. Brawley Drive and Beckwith Street during a block party celebrating the first day of class. Students from Clark Atlanta University, Spelman and Morehouse were in attendance.

โ€œFor somebody to come over here and just start shooting stuff up when people just trying to have fun, itโ€™s kind of ridiculous,โ€ sophomore Alexis Carter told WSB-TV.

When police arrived on the scene, they discovered four female students between the ages of 17 to 19 suffering from a range of injuries, including gunshot wounds to the leg and chest. They were taken to nearby Grady Memorial Hospital and are currently listed as stable.

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โ€œIt appears there were two separate groups that were targeting each other, and these people were just caught in the crossfire,โ€ Atlanta police Capt. William Ricker told WSB-TV.

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a prayer vigil is scheduled to take place at noon on Wednesday.

โ€œEvil will not have its way on our campus,โ€ the Clark Atlanta University Office of Religious Life wrote in an Instagram post, which included details pertaining to the vigil.

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