December 10, 2025 | 10:32 am
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - At least one student was killed and another critically injured in a shooting at a Kentucky State University dormitory on Tuesday. Officials said a suspect has been taken into custody, CNA reported.
Initial information suggests the shooting was the result of a personal dispute and not a random act of violence.
Police in the state capital, Frankfort, said the campus was on alert. Video from WLKY-TV in Louisville showed several police vehicles outside a group of dormitories and crime scene tape on the grounds.
A student shot in the dormitory, Whitney M. Young Jr. Hall, is in critical but stable condition, according to the university. The university has not immediately released the student's name.
"We are in close contact with the families and are providing every available support to them," the university said in a statement, adding that counseling and support services are available.
Frankfort police said they responded to an incident involving an "an active aggressor" and that the campus has been secured. Authorities plan to release more information at an evening press conference.
Governor Andy Beshear said in a video message posted on social media that the shooting "appears to be an isolated incident" and that "there is no ongoing threat."
"Violence has no place in our commonwealth or country. Let’s please pray for the families affected and for our KSU students. Let’s also pray for a world where these things don’t happen," he said.
Kentucky State University is a public, historically Black university with approximately 2,200 students. Lawmakers authorized its founding in 1886.
The university is located approximately 2 miles east of the Capitol building.
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