Delaware State University shooting
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The Delaware State University shooting occurred on September 21, 2007 when 18-year-old student Loyer D. Braden shot two 17-year-old Delaware State University
students from the Washington, D.C.
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Shalita Middleton, a victim of the shooting, died 32 days later on October 23, from critical injuries sustained from the attack.
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--Carlos Holmes, university spokesman. One victim, Shalita Middleton, died on October 23 from sustained critical wounds.
On September 28, 2007, following Braden's arraignment hearing, the case was transferred to Superior Court for trial. The judge ordered that if Braden makes bail, he would be barred from visiting the DESU campus or contacting potential witnesses.
This incident is significant because it was the first test of a university's response to a gunman on a campus since the Virginia Tech shootings.
Delaware State University
Delaware State University , is an American historically black, public university located in Dover, Delaware, and there are two satellite campuses located in Wilmington, Delaware, and Georgetown, Delaware...
students from the Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
area.
Shalita Middleton, a victim of the shooting, died 32 days later on October 23, from critical injuries sustained from the attack.
Arrest
On September 24, 2007, police arrested Loyer D. Braden, a Delaware State freshman, in his dorm and charged him with attempted first-degree murderMurder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
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I question the young man's intelligence in coming back to campus this morning, if that's what he did. Lord knows what was going through his brain. Maybe he thought he was scot-free.
--Carlos Holmes, university spokesman. One victim, Shalita Middleton, died on October 23 from sustained critical wounds.
On September 28, 2007, following Braden's arraignment hearing, the case was transferred to Superior Court for trial. The judge ordered that if Braden makes bail, he would be barred from visiting the DESU campus or contacting potential witnesses.
University response
The university responded within 20 minutes of the shooting to notify students by web announcements, physically entering dorms, and telecommunications. Text messages were not sent at the time of the incident. The campus was kept on "limited access status" from Friday, September 21 through Sunday, September 23, with classes resuming on Monday, September 24. The University has increased security patrols on campus following the incident.This incident is significant because it was the first test of a university's response to a gunman on a campus since the Virginia Tech shootings.