N.C. students shot on campus; 1 dead

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — One student was shot dead and another wounded after gunfire broke out Sunday near dormitories on the Winston-Salem State University campus.

Authorities were searching for a suspected gunman, but police and university spokesman Aaron Singleton would provide no identifying details.

The slaying victim was 19-year-old Anthony White Jr., a second-year student from Charlotte, according to campus and Winston-Salem police.

A second student hit by gunfire received hospital treatment but was released early Sunday, city police said. His name and condition were being withheld.

The shooting was reported around 1:20 a.m. Sunday. The campus was locked down for more than three hours before warnings against going outdoors were lifted at 4:50 a.m.

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