Four people were shot early Saturday morning at Delaware State University outside the Wellness and Recreation Center, according to a university alert. They were all taken to Bayhealth Hospital’s Kent Campus, and the university has not yet provided any updates on their condition.
Dover Police Department spokesperson Master Cpl. Ryan Schmid said Dover police officers were called to DSU at 1:18 a.m. to help respond to the shooting, which is under investigation by the DSU Police Department.
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“Our role at the campus was scene security and rendering aid to the victims,” Schmid said.
The DSU emergency alert said the shooting was part of a robbery, but there were no suspects as of 5:21 a.m. — the time the alert was sent
The alert also stated that the shooting occurred at 1:45 a.m. Neither DSU nor its police department responded to requests for comment at the time of publication Saturday morning.
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