Student killed, suspect in custody in Kentucky State University shooting
09 December 2025
A shooting at Kentucky State University in the United States has left one person dead and another in critical condition, police said. The suspected shooter, who is not a student, has been taken into custody.
The Frankfort Police Department said on Tuesday that officers responded to reports of “an active aggressor” and secured the campus, which was briefly placed on lockdown. Authorities said there was no ongoing threat.
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Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said the shooting appeared to be an isolated incident rather than a mass shooting event.
“Today there was a shooting on the campus of Kentucky State University. Two individuals were critically injured, and sadly, at least one of them is not going to make it,” Beshear said in a post on X.
“This was not a mass shooting or a random incident… the suspected shooter is already in custody, which means that while this was frightening, there is no ongoing threat,” he said.
“Violence has no place in our commonwealth or country. Please pray for the families affected and for our KSU students,” he added.
Earlier on Tuesday, a stabbing at a central North Carolina high school left one student dead and another injured, authorities said.
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Forsyth County Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough said officers at North Forsyth High School in Winston-Salem responded shortly after 11am local time (16:00 GMT), following reports of a dispute between students.
“We responded to an altercation between two students,” Kimbrough said at a news conference, adding that “there was a loss of life”.
In an email to families and staff, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Superintendent Don Phipps confirmed that one student died and another was injured.
Sheriff’s office spokesperson Krista Karcher later said the injured student was treated at a hospital and released.
Kimbrough declined to take questions at the news conference, citing an ongoing investigation, and did not provide details about the potential charges.
North Carolina Governor Josh Stein called the incident “shocking and horrible” in a post on X, saying he was praying for the students involved and their loved ones.
