FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX18) — A 19-year-old Kentucky State University sophomore was shot and killed on campus Tuesday afternoon, leaving his family devastated and demanding answers from the school about how the tragedy was allowed to happen.

Dejon Darrell Fox Jr. was shot outside Whitney Young Hall during what witnesses described as an altercation that escalated when a man pulled out a gun. Police arrested 48-year-old Jacob Lee Bard and charged him with murder and assault.

"That's my baby. I can't, y'all, I can't," Fox's mother said through tears.

According to an arrest citation, Bard pulled out a gun during an altercation on the KSU campus and shot Fox and one other student. Police have not yet released the exact details on what happened, but both Fox's family and students on campus said it

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