Multiple people were shot after a homecoming event near the campus of Howard University in Washington D.C., on Friday evening.

D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith said four adults and one teen were wounded in the incident, but were expected to be OK.

One of the shooting victims was a Morgan State University student, police said.

Morgan State spokesperson Dell Jackson said the student is a senior biology major from Minnesota.

The student and other shooting victims were transported to local hospitals for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

Officers responded to sounds of gunfire in the 600 block of Howard Place, NW, at 8:23 p.m. while patrolling the area.

Four adult males and one teenage male were located and taken to nearby hospitals, according to Smith.

Just before 11 p.m., police announced that two suspects were in custody and three weapons had been recovered at the scene.

Smith said Howard University students were not among the victims.

Howard was slated to play Morgan State, another historically Black university, for Howard’s homecoming game at 3:30 p.m. Saturday.

Police say they would remain and maintain a robust presence during homecoming activities over the weekend.

The Howard incident comes two years after a mass shooting during homecoming week at Morgan State University. Morgan administrators then canceled all homecoming events, activities, and classes.

That shooting prompted the university to take additional security precautions and make changes to how the university celebrates.

In October 2022, a 20-year-old was injured in a shooting at an unsanctioned homecoming party in front of Morgan State’s Student Center.

In 2021, an 18-year-old Morgan State student was injured in a shooting on campus following homecoming activities.

Four weeks later, police arrested Marcellus Walls, an 18-year-old from Washington, D.C.

Banner staff contributed to this report.

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