One man dead and three women passers-by wounded after a gunman opens fire at Tennessee State University in a row over a dice game
- One person has died after a shooting at Tennessee State University
- Three women were injured after gunman opens fire in campus courtyard
One man was killed and three women were wounded in an on-campus shooting stemming from a fight over a dice game on the campus of Tennessee State University, police said on Friday.
The 19-year-old who died in the Thursday night shooting was not enrolled at the school, police spokesman Don Aaron said.
It wasn't known whether the shooter, who fled the scene, was a student.
One man was shot dead on the Tennessee State University campus (pictured) late last night, according to police, while three women were also wounded
The shooting occurred in a courtyard around 10:50 p.m.
Witnesses said an argument over the dice game boiled over into a fistfight when 'suddenly shots were fired,' Aaron said.
Three female students whom Aaron described as 'innocent passers-by' were struck during the shooting.
One was grazed and didn't require medical attention, while two others were taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center with injuries.
One had been released by Friday morning, while the other was in stable condition and was expected to make a full recovery, Aaron said.
Officers closed off the area around where the attack took place, but have refused to say whether the search for the attacker is ongoing
Investigation: A police car leaves the campus of Tennessee State University on Friday, Oct. 23, 2015, in Nashville, Tennessee
Police guard the main entrance to Tennessee State University while officials investigate the scene of a Thursday night shooting on the campus
'This was an isolated shooting incident in a courtyard,' Aaron said. 'There were never, we believe, any other students in danger in dormitories or elsewhere on campus.'
Several students used their phones to record the fight.
Police have obtained some video, but encouraged other students who scattered when the shooting began to come forward with further recordings and information.
'The person who fired those shots put innocent persons in extreme danger in this isolated incident,' Aaron said.
'We're hoping that TSU students that have this video, have this knowledge, understand that this person put them in danger tonight, and will report what they know.'
Police did not yet have a description of the suspect, and could not say whether an exchange of gunfire occurred until the evidence is analyzed.
Police expected to complete their crime scene investigation Friday morning and allow the campus to return to normal operations.
They planned to release the identity of the man who died later in the day.
The incident comes just over a week after three people were wounded by gunfire at an off-campus party across the street from the college.
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