Livingstone College homecoming concert turns violent, 2 shot
Livingstone College was having their homecoming activities this past weekend and when you’re a college student at a HBCU one of the times of the year that you look forward to is homecoming. That experience was scarred for some over the weekend because an altercation on the campus of Livingstone College led to two people being shot on Saturday night during a homecoming concert, according to Salisbury Police.
Officers arrived on the West Monroe St. campus at approximately 11 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15, to find two people shot and other associated injuries from attendees fleeing. At this time, there is no active threat to the College or the community.
Livingstone College said the people shot were not Livingstone College students but members of the community attending the concert.
The investigation indicates that there was no exchange of gunfire by those involved in the altercation an a person who isn’t a student at the college fired one or more shots.
The Salisbury Police Department is still investigating. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Lt. Crews at (704) 638-5333 or send a private message to the Salisbury Police Department Facebook or Twitter pages at @SalisburyNCPD.
