Multiple people were shot during what was supposed to be a celebration near the campus of Howard University in D.C., on Friday evening.

D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith says five people were shot during the school's homecoming event, but are expected to be okay.

Officers responded to sounds of gunfire at the 600 block of Howard Place, NW, at 8:23 p.m. while patrolling the area.

Four adult males and one teenage male were located and taken to nearby hospitals, according to Smith. Police say their injuries were non-life-threatening.

One of the victims is a Morgan State University student according to a university spokesperson. The student is a senior Biology major from Minnesota.

The school also says that the student was taken to a local DC hospital to be treated.

Just before 11 p.m., pol

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