HBCU Buzz – An arrest was made early Saturday in the deadly shooting of a South Carolina State University student. 20-year-old Brandon Robinson was shot to death by student Justin Bernard Singleton, 19, after Singleton pulled out a gun and fired upon Robinson, wounding him in the neck, according to reports.
Update: Authorities say the individual who fired the shot in SC State shooting was arrested, charged with murder. More coming on @HBCUBuzz
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Reports say the two were arguing before the incident occurred.
“Brandon was a fine young man who was paying his way through college. All he wanted to do was play football for the university,” Bulldog football Coach Buddy Pough said. “We are at (a) loss for words right now.”
South Carolina State President Thomas Elzey: “He was a very nice young man.” Elzey added in a brief statement to reporters Friday, “Our first order of business is to make sure that our students are safe.”
Campus Police said four suspects were identified by eyewitnesses when police arrived to the Andrew Hugine Suites Living and Learning community, a residence hall on campus, about 1:30 p.m., the university said.
Singleton was later arrested Saturday and charged with the murder of Robinson.
“We are pulling together as a community,” Elzey said.
wistv.com – Columbia, South Carolina
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