Commentary: WSSU students, parents need security after fatal shooting
The festivities surrounding Winston-Salem State University’s Homecoming weekend were going fine until early Sunday morning, when a student was found dead and another hurt on WSSU’s campus. They had been shot. The gunman had not been found as of Sunday.
It was a sad Sunday morning in Winston-Salem as prayers were said for the families of the dead and injured. Prayers were said for those who currently attend and work at the university, also.
While police say there is not a threat of an active shooter on the Winston-Salem State University campus, the shootings have shaken the secure feeling on campus.
The Chronicle joins those who mourn and applaud police for quickly finding a suspect in the crime to ease the concern of students and their parents and guardians and employees of WSSU.
