Shooting at Bowie State University in Maryland leaves 2 injured, say police, who believe more than 1 shooter involved

Two 19-year-olds were injured in a shooting at Bowie State University Saturday night, in the midst of the Maryland school's homecoming weekend, according to state police, who believe there was more than one shooter.

The 19-year-olds, both men, were found with gunshot wounds at the historically Black university's Center for Business and Graduate Studies and taken to a hospital, Maryland State Police Superintendent Col. Roland Butler said at a news conference Sunday.

Neither of them were Bowie State students, nor were they students of nearby Morgan State University, another HBCU whose students were invited to Bowie State after their own homecoming celebrations were interrupted by gunfire last week. Both shootings underscored America's ongoing epidemic of gun violence, as it continues to spill into everyday venues of daily life.

Bowie State University police first received reports of shots fired around 11:45 p.m. Saturday, school officials said in a post on Facebook.

The shooting is believed to be an isolated event, Maj. Kenny Brown, assistant bureau chief for the state police, said Sunday. Officers from the Prince George County Police Department, the Bowie State University police force and troopers from the Maryland State Police were working this homecoming weekend.

No suspects have been identified, but police are pursuing some leads, Brown said, adding investigators preliminarily believe more than one shooter was involved.

Bowie State is based in Prince George's County and has 6,408 students enrolled for the Fall 2023 semester, according to the university's website.