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  • ‘A small hurdle in her story’: Sister of Howard U. homecoming shooting victim speaks out – WTOP News

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    Zariyat Fowoshere is now recuperating in Minnesota after 17-year-old Kaevaughn Dudley shot the college senior in her spine.

    Zariyat Fowoshere (right) and Haliyat Fowoshere (left) pose in a photo.
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    Zariyat (far right) with friends in 2023.
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    Zariyat Fowoshere (left) with her sister, Haliyat, as children.
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    WTOP’s Jimmy Alexander speaks with Haliyat Fowoshere about her sister

    Morgan State University senior Zariyat Fowoshere remembers hearing gunfire while she and her friends were on the sidewalk on Georgia Avenue during Howard University’s homecoming weekend.

    “Her ears starting ringing. She never got the opportunity to even run,” Fowoshere’s sister, Haliyat, told WTOP. “She just was hit by the second or third bullet.

    The bullet that police say 17-year-old Kaevaughn Dudley fired hit Fowoshere’s spine and led to a 12-hour emergency surgery.

    “My reaction was my heart dropped from the moment I received the phone call that my sister was injured,” Haliyat said. “To see my sister scared and in pain, I was very angry, and I was very upset, but I couldn’t let my tears drop in front of her.”

    Monday marks a month since the shooting. Twenty-two-year-old Fowoshere has since returned home to Minnesota.

    Haliyat said she didn’t think her sister could begin to heal physically, mentally or emotionally at Howard University Hospital since it was only minutes away from where she was shot.

    “She’s actually now in a rehabilitation facility,” Haliyat said. “She’s stable, and she is working on helping restrengthen herself.”

    Part of that healing includes keeping a positive attitude and keeping her spirits high.

    “When she goes to sleep, she knows everything will be good,” Haliyat said.

    Due to medical bills, a GoFundMe was created. So far, it’s raised over $45,000 of its $150,000 goal.

    “Our insurance has been a blessing, but our insurance does not cover everything,” Haliyat said.

    The Fowoshere family said they’re touched by the kindness and generosity of not only friends and family, but also strangers.

    “We’re just so grateful that my sister is so loved from strangers, from friends, from family. We’re eternally grateful. It really makes me want to cry, ” Haliyat said.

    With everything that Zariyat Fowoshere has had to face over the last month, it has not broken her spirit. Her big sister said she is resilient and one of the strongest people she’s ever met.

    “She’s a queen for the Beta Alpha chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha. … She holds that crown on her head as much as she can, even now,” Haliyat said.

    This Thanksgiving, Haliyat said she will cook Thanksgiving dinner and bring it to her sister in the rehab center. but she said next year, it won’t be this way.

    “This is just a bad season right now, but I tell her that I promised her it would not last forever,” Haliyat said. “This is just a small hurdle in her story.”

    WTOP’s Jimmy Alexander speaks with Haliyat Fowoshere about her sister

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  • A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with a mass shooting at Morgan State University | CNN

    A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with a mass shooting at Morgan State University | CNN

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    Police have arrested a 17-year-old in connection with the mass shooting at Morgan State University in Baltimore on October 3 that injured five people, the Baltimore Police Department said in a news release Friday.

    He was taken into custody without incident Thursday, and faces charges of multiple counts of attempted murder, police said.

    Police said a warrant has been issued for another suspect, Jovan Williams, 18, in connection to the shooting. He remains at large and should be considered armed and dangerous, police said.

    The shooters were identified from surveillance video obtained from the shooting, police said.

    “BPD has been working tirelessly on the investigation into this incident and are grateful for the many partners that assisted us in identifying and capturing one of our suspects,” said Commissioner Richard Worley said in the release. “We will not rest until Williams is in custody. While this arrest cannot undo the damage and trauma caused that day, it is my hope that it can bring some peace and justice to the victims, the Morgan community and our city.”

    The shooting happened as a popular homecoming week event was letting out. It was among at least 543 mass shootings with at least four victims so far this year in the United States, according to the Gun Violence Archive, and one of at least 17 shootings this year at a US college or university, including in North Carolina, Oklahoma and Michigan.

    Students and teachers were ordered to shelter in place for hours as a SWAT team combed the campus dormitories at the school where 9,000 students enrolled last fall.

    The mayor has said he does not believe the shooting was racially motivated, noting the investigation is ongoing.

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  • 5 people were shot at Morgan State University and police have yet to locate a suspect, officials say | CNN

    5 people were shot at Morgan State University and police have yet to locate a suspect, officials say | CNN

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    Five people were shot Tuesday night at Morgan State University in Baltimore and police have yet to locate a suspect as the investigation into the shooting continues, officials said.

    University police heard gunshots around 9:25 p.m. local time and responded to find multiple gunshot victims on campus and saw multiple shattered windows, Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said in a media briefing.

    The victims, four men and one woman aged 18 to 22, were taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to the commissioner. Four of the victims are Morgan University students, according to Morgan State University Police Chief Lance Hatcher.

    A SWAT team and officers from several agencies responded to search for the suspect at the university – a small HBCU in northeast Baltimore – while students and teachers were urged to shelter in place and avoid the area.

    “We did not locate the suspect at this time,” Worley said. No suspect description was provided by police as of early Wednesday morning and it’s unclear whether the person is affiliated with the university.

    Officials said the incident is no longer considered an active shooter situation and lifted a shelter in place order.

    Footage from CNN affiliate WJZ showed multiple emergency response vehicles surrounding a taped-off student dormitory building. The glass of one of the building’s upper-floor windows appears to be shattered.

    Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott was on scene at the university early Wednesday as law enforcement and school officials were handling the ongoing investigation, he posted on X.

    ATF Baltimore said its agents were assisting police in responding to the shooting.

    As police combed the university for a suspect Tuesday night, they also asked concerned family members of students to continue to avoid the campus area.

    “Please stay clear of the area surrounding Thurgood Marshall Hall and the Murphy Fine Arts Center and shelter in place,” the university said in a notice on its website. Police said they were responding to the 1700 block of Argonne Drive.

    Morgan State is a historically Black university and had about 9,000 students enrolled in Fall 2022. The shooting occurred at the beginning of its Homecoming week as it prepared to welcome alumni and community members to campus for celebratory events including a pep rally, gala and parade.

    It also falls just days before a scheduled candlelight memorial service intended to honor university members who have died over the past year.

    Morgan State University President David Wilson announced that classes will be canceled Wednesday and counselors will be available to students.

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