Jaquez Myrick from Montgomery, Alabama, was arrested in connection with the early Sunday morning shooting on Tuskegee University’s campus following the school’s 100th homecoming celebratio

Spread the loveA federal investigator revealed that Jaquez Myrick, 25, of Montgomery, admitted to firing his modified Glock during the Tuskegee University mass shooting but denied aiming at anyone. The incident resulted in one death and 16 injuries.

In the early hours of Sunday morning, Tuskegee Police Officer Alan Ashley heard gunshots near on-campus apartments and ran toward the shooting, court documents reveal. What he found in the aftermath of the shooting was detailed in those records as part of a federal court case involving a man arrested at the scene.

Tuskegee University is hiring eight police officers for round-the-clock patrols of the campus following the early Sunday morning mass shooting that resulted in one death and injuries to 16 others, the university’s president announced Thursday.

Officials reported that 25-year-old Jaquez Myrick was arrested and federally charged with possessing a machine gun. An 18-year-old non-student was tragically killed in the shooting.

Tuskegee University announced this week that it will no longer be an open campus after a mass shooting marred the school's Homecoming celebration over the weekend.

What started as a weekend to celebrate Tuskegee University’s centennial homecoming descended into violence within seconds early Sunday on the HBCU campus.

A suspect has been identified in the fatal shooting that took place at Tuskegee University during the university’s homecoming weekend. Jacquez Myrick has been named the suspect in the shooting. 16 people were injured,