Overview

• Officials identified the woman killed as 19-year-old Jaliyah Butler, who was pronounced dead at MUSC Health Orangeburg Hospital.
• An 18-year-old, Matthew Daniel McCoy, was arrested and charged with pointing and presenting a firearm and carrying a weapon on school property in connection with one of the incidents.
• A male guest remains hospitalized from the second shooting, and a third person was injured while fleeing the first scene, according to university updates.
• University leaders said the victims and the charged suspect are not SCSU students and urged anyone with information to contact SLED.
• Homecoming events were canceled, campus access remains controlled, counseling is being offered, and administrators are reviewing security measures including a planned police substation near Hugine Suites.