A young man shot and killed another man, wounded a female Salisbury
University student and then fatally turned the gun on himself in an
Onley Road residence Tuesday evening, authorities said.
Police
said they are still trying to piece together the details of what they
believe to be an incident of domestic violence. At least one other
person was in the home being questioned about what had occurred, police
said.
No names of the victims have been made public.
The
wounded woman is receiving medical treatment in the Shock Trauma unit
of Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Wicomico County Sheriff Mike Lewis
said in an 8:30 p.m. news conference outside the crime scene.
The shootings occurred at about 6 p.m., authorities said.
The
shooter was found dead inside the white ranch house with maroon
shutters located on the 100 block of Onley Road. The male he shot was
transported to PRMC and pronounced dead there, Lewis said.
The two deceased people are both young adults but are not thought to be Salisbury University students, the sheriff said.
"We
firmly believe that the shooter is deceased," Lewis said, calling the
incident "kind of unprecedented" for the city. He would not discuss
whether or not the shooter was someone known to police.
The
violent incident proved stunning for students in only the second week
of classes at Salisbury University. Young adults formed crowds around
police tape surrounding the home on Onley Road, an area in which many
college students live.
University officials used alerts to keep students informed during the evening.
"The
investigation thus far reveals that no continuing threat exists to the
campus community," one Salisbury University alert to students at
midevening stated. "Authorities still ask that the Onley Road area be
avoided as the investigation continues."
Salisbury
University President Janet Dudley-Eshbach said university officials will
huddle Wednesday in the wake of the tragedy. The campus Counseling
Center is open Tuesday night for students on the second floor of the
Guerrieri building, according to a tweet from Salisbury police.
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