ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WIS) - Nearly two weeks after two shootings during South Carolina State University’s homecoming left one student dead and another critically injured, the university has announced plans for security improvements while the investigation continues.
Jaliyah Butler, 19, was killed in one of the shootings while visiting campus. A man was critically injured in the other shooting.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, which is leading the investigation, has not responded to requests for information about arrests or suspects connected to the shootings.
Students expressed mixed emotions about the university’s announced safety improvements.
“Personally, I feel like it shouldn’t have taken this long for the school to get a wake-up call to implement all these different se