FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky State University students carry more than just luggage as they leave campus for winter break; they’re carrying the weight of Tuesday’s deadly shooting that killed a classmate.

Jacob Bard, 48, of Indiana, pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder and assault charges in connection with the shooting that killed 19-year-old De’Jon Darrell Fox Jr. and injured another student.

Many students are preparing to go home for winter break, but Tuesday’s events remain on their minds. Most students approached for interviews declined to speak about the shooting.

Freshman Barbara Starks was in her dorm room when she received the email about the shooting. She said she wasn’t shocked by the news, noting this wasn’t the first shooting on campus this year. The first occurred

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