Tuskegee University is hiring eight police officers for round-the-clock patrols of the campus following the early Sunday morning mass shooting that resulted in one death and injuries to 16 others, the university’s president announced Thursday.

A verified fundraiser has been launched to help the family of Tuskegee University homecoming shooting victim La'Tavion Johnson cover expenses surrounding his death. Johnson, 18, was killed when shooting broke out in the early hours of Sunday morning during homecoming weekend. At least 16 were injured.

La’Tavion Johnson was a young man who lived for his family and friends. Only 18 years old, he was already set to begin a career next week with the Alabama Department of Transportation. That dream was stopped short in Sunday’s early morning hours when gunfire rang out at Tuskegee University amid the homecoming festivities.

A suspect has been identified in the fatal shooting that took place at Tuskegee University during the university’s homecoming weekend. Jacquez Myrick has been named the suspect in the shooting. 16 people were injured,

In the early hours of Sunday morning, Tuskegee Police Officer Alan Ashley heard gunshots near on-campus apartments and ran toward the shooting, court documents reveal. What he found in the aftermath of the shooting was detailed in those records as part of a federal court case involving a man arrested at the scene.

A county coroner says the man killed in a homecoming weekend shooting at Tuskegee University has been identified as 18-year-old La'Tavion Johnson.

Following Sunday’s shooting, Tuskegee University will no longer be open to the public. The new measure was announced by Mark Brown, president and CEO of Tuskegee University, during a news conference Monday afternoon.