One person was killed and three others wounded in two shootings on Winston-Salem State University’s campus during homecoming, as a lockdown kept students in place for hours.

Police received a call about a shooting at 9:45 p.m. Saturday on the Winston-Salem State University campus. The night got worse from there.

Officers soon determined there were two different shootings, not one. One person was killed. Three others were wounded. Breitbart News reported the dual-shooting finding and the casualty count as local outlets tracked the response.

WXII reported the 9:45 p.m. call and the discovery of two separate shootings. Police have not released details on either one. They have not identified the person killed or the three people wounded. They have not said whether the person or persons responsible have ties to the school. The condition of the three wounded has not been released.

Campus violence that leaves young people dead or hurt hits a raw nerve with families already watching other cases, including an Arizona student killing that drew national attention.

Winston-Salem State put the campus on lockdown while police worked the scenes. It was homecoming weekend. HBCU Gameday noted the shootings came amid a football matchup against rival Fayetteville State University at Bowman Gray Stadium.

For students stuck inside, the wait dragged on. WBAL-TV reported that police allowed students to walk to their dorms on campus at 1:25 a.m. Sunday. More than three hours passed between the first call and that limited release.

No public account has filled in the basic gaps. Where on campus each shooting happened. What weapon was used. Whether the attacks were linked. Whether a suspect is in custody. Those answers were still missing after the lockdown eased.

Shocking cases on and around college life keep forcing the same hard questions about safety and accountability, from this North Carolina campus night to the uproar after Nancy Mace’s Cornell case remarks.

Winston-Salem State University is a public HBCU. Homecoming is supposed to draw alumni, families, and students into a shared celebration. Instead, a Saturday night of gunfire left one dead, three hurt, and a campus frozen until the early hours of Sunday.

Police have offered no motive and no timeline beyond the call time, the two-shooting finding, and the 1:25 a.m. decision to let students walk back to dorms. Officials have not described the victims’ ages, roles on campus, or relationship to the university. They have not described any suspect.

When serious violence hits a campus, the public handling of the probe matters as much as the first response, a point driven home in other high-profile fights over who runs a major case, including when Hochul moved control of a Cornell probe.

Here, the record so far is thin. A call at 9:45 p.m. Two shootings. One killed. Three wounded. A lockdown. Students cleared to walk to dorms after 1:25 a.m. No names. No arrests announced. No explanation.

Parents send their kids to campus for an education, not a night of gunfire and a lockdown that lasts into Sunday morning. They deserve clear facts, swift arrests, and a school that treats safety as a nonnegotiable duty.