FRANKFORT, Ky. — Police said one person was killed and another injured in a shooting on Kentucky State University’s campus Tuesday.
One student who was shot at the residence hall, Whitney M. Young Jr. Hall, is in critical condition but is stable, according to the university.
Officers responded to Kentucky State University around 3:35 p.m. local time for “an active aggressor.”
The school is not immediately releasing the names of the students.
“We are in close contact with the families and are providing every available support to them,” the school said in a statement, adding that counseling and support services are available.
Gov. Andy Beshear said in a video message posted on the social media site X that the shooting “appears to be an isolated incident” and that “there is no ongoing threat.”
“Violence has no place in our commonwealth or country. Let’s please pray for the families affected and for our KSU students. Let’s also pray for a world where these things don’t happen,” he said.
Kentucky State is a public historically Black university with about 2,200 students. Lawmakers authorized the school’s creation in 1886.
The school sits about 2 miles east of the Capitol building.
The Associated Press contributed to the report.
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