Shooting at Kentucky State University kills one, suspect in custody

December 9, 2025 5:46 PM EST

Dec 9 (Reuters) - ⁠A shooting ⁠at ‍Kentucky State University on Tuesday left one person dead ‍and another in critical condition, according ​to police, who said the suspected ​assailant was taken into custody.

Local police in Frankfort, the state capital, and county sheriff's deputies ​made the arrest and secured the campus soon after reports of ​an active shooter, authorities said on social media. ‌The Frankfort Police Department did not provide further details.

A spokesperson ​for Kentucky State University, ⁠a historically Black school, declined comment, but said the ‌school - which had an enrollment of 1,700 students as of the fall ‌of 2023 - would release a statement later on ‌Tuesday.

The New York Times, citing a university spokesperson, reported that the suspect was ‍not a student, but both victims were, and that the ⁠shooting had taken place outside of a residential dorm.

(Reporting by Brad Brooks in Colorado; Editing by Frank McGurty and Bill Berkrot)



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