COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Classes at South Carolina State University are canceled today after two separate shootings Saturday night left a woman dead and a man wounded. Campus police say there was a shots fired alert at the Hugine Suites Student Residence. According to the coroner, 19-year-old Jaliyah Butler died from injuries in one shooting. Another man injured, in a separate shooting, was taken to the hospital.

According to SLED, 18-year-old Matthew McCoy was arrested and he faces charges of pointing and presenting a firearm at a person, and carrying a weapon on school property. Homecoming events were cancelled Sunday due to the shooting Saturday. On Sunday night at 6pm University officials hosted a safety town hall online. The university was on lockdown Sunday and early Monday morning, mean

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