Some shocking news hit the great state of Mississippi this weekend when two of their students were killed in unrelated events. The first murder came on late Saturday night when 21-year-old John Sanderson of Madison, Miss., was was shot multiple times “right outside” a dorm room on the first floor of Evans Hall, said Bill Kibler, vice president of student affairs. Sanderson was rushed to Oktibbeha County Hospital Regional Medical Center at 11:03 p.m.,  where he was pronounced dead more than 40 minutes after his arrival at the hospital.

The second murder came early Sunday morning when 19-year-old freshman at Jackson State University died from being shot in the face and killed at an off-campus apartment pool party in Jackson. Police identified the victim as Nolan Ryan Henderson III of Atlanta. Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant said ”Mississippi does not take these instances lightly, and rest assured, we will continue to provide a safe learning environment for students at all our Mississippi College and University campuses.”

“This is the first time in our school’s history that such a tragic incident has occurred, involving a student being shot on campus,” MSU president Mark Keenum said Sunday morning. “Our campus is known as a safe place, and I want to assure students, parents, faculty and staff that it continues to be safe.”

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Signed, Isidori Mtabo