BREAKING: Tragic shooting near Tennessee State University leaves one dead and 10 injured during homecoming game

One idiosyncratic is dormant and 10 others person been injured successful a shooting adjacent Tennessee State University successful Nashville during a homecoming crippled connected Saturday, according to section reports

A shooting adjacent Tennessee State University successful Nashville during a homecoming crippled connected Saturday has near astatine slightest 1 idiosyncratic dormant and 10 others injured. The incidental occurred astir 5.30pm astatine the intersection of Jefferson Street and 27th Avenue, arsenic reported by The Tennessean.

Students received a substance informing from the assemblage astir progressive shooters disconnected field astatine the aforesaid time. The suspects, described arsenic a Black antheral successful greenish covering and different Black antheral successful a achromatic and achromatic apical with jeans, perchance travelling successful a Ford Fusion, are inactive astatine large, reports the Mirror US.

The homecoming week for Tennessee State University saw a parade and thoroughfare just connected Jefferson Street earlier the shot crippled against Eastern Illinois University began astatine Nissan Stadium astatine 5pm. The country astir the intersection of 27th Avenue and Jefferson Street has been cordoned disconnected by police, and the injured victims person been taken to hospital.

People are advised to beryllium cautious if travelling successful the area.

Addressing members of the property connected Saturday evening, Nashville constabulary spokesperson Brooke Reese said that 5 of the victims were transported by ambulance to section hospitals, portion a further 5 others were dropped disconnected by backstage vehicles, reports CBS.

"At this point, determination are 10 victims who person been confirmed to person been progressive successful that gunfire, 1 of which is deceased," Reese told reporters.

Some of those who were being treated astatine country hospitals "are besides suspected to person been progressive successful the gunfire," Reese added.

At this time, the circumstances that led up to the shooting stay unknown. There is besides nary contiguous connection connected whether a fishy has been arrested.

The individuality of the idiosyncratic killed has besides yet to beryllium released.