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Shooting on Tuskegee University campus

Authorities in Tuskegee are investigating an overnight shooting sending several people to the hospital.

Officials confirmed the shooting took place on the campus of Tuskegee University.

A university spokeswoman said it happened at an “unauthorized party.”

She said two campus visitors were treated at area hospitals for gunshot wounds, while two students were injured trying to leave the area.

The university is providing counseling resources to students.

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