一 | BALTIMORE -- In the wake of a shooting that left five people injured during homecoming festivities, Morgan State University leaders announced Tuesday they plan to build a wall around most of the northeast Baltimore campus and station security personnel at entrances and exits.The wall would extend existing barriers by about 8,000 feet (2,400 meters) to encircle 90% of campus and effectively “eliminate unfettered access,” university President David Wilson said during a campus town hall.“We’re doing this, let me be clear, not to keep out our neighbors and our community writ large; we are doing it to keep out the bad actors,” Wilson told an auditorium filled with students, faculty and staff of the historically Black university.After the shooting the night of Oct. 3 following a coronation ceremony for this year’s Mister and Miss Morgan State, university leaders canceled classes and homecoming activities for the remainder of the week. They’re now grappling with how to keep students safe as gun violence becomes an ever-growing threat in American schools.During Tuesday’s town hall, Wilson and others faced a litany of questions from students and staff demanding to know what more could have been done to prevent the shooting. Students were walking from an auditorium to the campus student center, where a coronation ball was scheduled to start, when the gunfire erupted.The campus was placed on lockdown and students were told to shelter in place because police initially thought there was an active shooter threat. No arrests have been made, but Baltimore police have released surveillance images of persons of interest and asked the public for help identifying them. Police said they believe the violence stemmed from a dispute and involved two shooters.They said the five victims, including four Morgan State students, likely were not intended targets. All the victims were released from local hospitals last week.University officials said significant security upgrades were underway before the shooting, but they’re now moving forward with more urgency. In addition to the wall, other potential upgrades include installing more metal detectors in campus buildings, exploring weapons detection technology, increasing police patrols and building additional security guard booths. Wilson said the anticipated total cost is more than $22 million.Previous Morgan State homecoming celebrations have also been subject to violence. In October 2022, a young man was shot during what officials called an unsanctioned homecoming after-party on campus, and the year before, a freshman was arrested and charged with shooting his classmate over homecoming weekend.The university, which has about 9,000 students, was founded in 1867 with an initial mission of training men for ministry, according to its website. It moved to its current site in northeast Baltimore in 1917 and was purchased by the state of Maryland in 1939 as it aimed to provide more opportunities for Black citizens. Wilson began his presentation Tuesday with reminders of the university’s mission and core values. He said he spoke with the injured students earlier that day and one of them had a message for the university community: “Today may look grim but tomorrow is bright.”Wilson also promised to reschedule the homecoming ball that was thwarted by gunfire.。
二 | AI摘要 近日，漳州芗城万达广场举办“犬有所属，城有所序”文明养犬公益活动，提供登记办证、防疫咨询等服务，设互动游戏与公益领养区，5只犬现场被领养，推动文明养犬融入日常。 城管执法人员向市民讲解文明养犬规范及犬只领养相关事项 近日，“犬有所属，城有所序”文明养犬公益宣传暨便民服务活动在芗城万达广场举行。 本次活动由市城管局、公安局、农业农村局主办，现场设置养犬登记、便民办证、防疫咨询等服务窗口，工作人员在为犬主答疑、办理业务的同时，宣传讲解牵绳遛犬、及时清理犬只粪便、做好犬只防疫等文明养犬要求。 在互动游戏区，不少犬主牵着爱犬在“文明养犬大富翁”巨型棋盘上掷骰子、答问题；公益领养区也吸引不少市民驻足，城管执法人员、志愿者发放宣传资料、介绍犬只情况和领养要求。当天共有5只犬现场找到新主人——从“等待领养”到“找到归宿”，“犬有所属”有了更具体的落点。 “文明养犬，一头连着养犬人的责任，一头连着公共空间的秩序。”市城管局相关负责人表示，未来将继续把服务送近一步、把规则讲清一点，让文明养犬更自然地融入日常生活。
三 | （漳州融媒记者 曾婷婷 通讯员 何娴 文/供图）。
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