Shooter At Large After Killing 2 Men At Grambling State University

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Authorities are trying to find the person who fatally shot two young men at Grambling State University early Wednesday morning.

One victim was identified as Earl Andrews, 23, a Grambling State University senior from Farmerville, Louisiana, university spokesman Will Sutton said. The other victim was identified as Monquiarius Caldwell, another 23-year-old from Farmerville. Caldwell was not a student at the university, Sutton said according to CNN
They were discovered in a courtyard between two dorm buildings, said Stephen Williams, a spokesman for the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office.

The incident took place after an altercation in a dorm room spilled over to a courtyard on campus, said Stephen Williams, spokesman for the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office. The Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office is working the scene, but no suspect has been identified or arrested.

Students have been told to remain in their dorms.

Police have the suspect’s nickname, Lincoln Parish Sheriff Mike Stone said.

“This is not a random act, nor an act of terrorism,” he said. “It appears the victims and the suspect knew each other, and there was obviously bad blood. It’s a tragedy.”

The incident occurred as the university, a historically black college with about 4,500 students, celebrates its Homecoming this week.

It was the second shooting on campus in five weeks. On Sept. 21, a student was shot in the arm following an argument and subsequent fight in a campus dorm room.

“Our prayers go out to the victims and their families,” Sutton said. “Violence has no place on our campus. We will fully cooperate with the police investigation.”

 

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