Overview
- Two separate shootings broke out on the Winston‑Salem State University campus on Saturday night, triggering a campus lockdown that was later lifted.
- Police say one person was killed and three others wounded; authorities identified the homicide victim as 19-year-old Peyton Izaia Patterson and said one injured person has been treated and released.
- Winston‑Salem police describe the investigation as preliminary and say it is too soon to determine whether the two shootings are connected while additional officers continue to secure the campus.
- Authorities arrested 20-year-old Ziyaire Antonyo Spinks and charged him with murder and related weapons offenses in one of the shootings, and they detained another person in a separate fight; the other shooting remains under active investigation with no public arrests reported.
- University leaders canceled remaining homecoming events, offered counseling to students and families, and warned that rapid social media reports complicated early response and information about the incidents.