Winston-Salem State University placed on alert over reports of shooting during homecoming weekend

Reports of gunfire and multiple victims prompted safety concerns at the North Carolina HBCU. Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) in North Carolina was placed under heightened security after reports of a possible shooting during its homecoming party on Saturday. Several social media posts claimed that gunfire broke out on or near the university campus, with reports of multiple victims and a possible lockdown.Unconfirmed reports of gunfire and multiple victims prompted safety concerns at the North Carolina HBCU (Unsplash)One user on Facebook, a parent of a student at the university, wrote, “Family there was a shooting up at Winston Salem homing coming at a party.”She added, “Sweet is okay she wasn't at the party and they don't think students was doing the shooting but some people got shot.”Shirin Gupta is a content producer with the Hindustan Times. She covers everything between politics, entertainment and sports at the US desk. Shirin got interested in political journalism during her time as a web editor at her college newspaper NCC News in Syracuse when she first started seeing the effects of national politics in life of her fellow colleagues. Shirin has worked on a wide range of fast-moving and developing stories locally when she was at NCC editing accessible reports for the audience. Her current role requires her to track real-time updates, verify information and present balanced coverage across diverse beats. Covering US politics from an international newsroom perspective has further deepened her understanding of how domestic decisions can have far-reaching global consequences. With a keen interest in international affairs, Shirin continues to build her expertise in geopolitics, policy shifts, and cross-border developments. She aims to learn and evolve her reporting in matters of geopolitics and international issues. Outside the newsroom Shirin writes about books and music for her personal blog. She is an avid consumer of pop culture and reveres literature.Read More