Louisiana college shooting wounds 2; suspects detained

HAMMOND, La. — A shooting at a Louisiana college campus wounded two student-athletes early Friday, school officials said. Two suspects were later arrested and will be charged with attempted murder.

The shooting happened at 3 a.m. Friday near an assembly hall where basketball games and other sports events are held, said Southeastern Louisiana University spokeswoman Erin Cowser.

Cowser said the shooting apparently stemmed from a fight or altercation involving students and people who aren’t enrolled in the school.

She said the shooting didn’t force any closures or cancellations on Friday, a day when the school doesn’t have a full schedule of classes.

Later Friday, Cowser said two people had been arrested and would be charged with attempted murder. She did not release their names.

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The two students were treated at a hospital for non-life-threatening gunshot wounds.

The school is located in Hammond, about 55 miles (88 kilometres) northwest of New Orleans.

The Associated Press