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NSU
Mass shooting at an off-campus house party killed a student and one other; five wounded
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At approximately midnight on September 4, 2022, seven people were shot at a house party in the 5000 block of Killam Avenue in Norfolk, Virginia. Two victims died, including 19-year-old NSU sophomore Angelia McKnight, and five others were wounded. Several victims were Norfolk State University students who were bystanders at the event, which was promoted on social media.
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- Injured
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2 messages in sequence · 1 verified verbatim
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Norfolk Police have informed us that several NSU students have been the victims of a shooting at an isolated off-campus location near 50th Street and Hampton Blvd.
Quoted verbatim by NBC News and iHeart from NSU's official social-media notification on the morning of September 4, 2022
Notable for confirming the off-campus location at the intersection-level (50th Street and Hampton Blvd) before the formal Killam Avenue address was widely reported
The phrase 'isolated off-campus location' distinguished the incident scene from the campus itself for on-campus residents
Context
Background
At approximately midnight on September 4, 2022, a mass shooting at a house party in the 5000 block of Killam Avenue in Norfolk, Virginia, left two people dead and five others wounded. The party had been promoted on social media and was attended by college students from Norfolk State University and nearby institutions. Among the dead was 19-year-old Angelia McKnight, a second-year pre-nursing major at NSU from New York, and 25-year-old Zabre Miller. Norfolk's interim police chief described the violence as the result of a personal conflict. NSU Police secured the campus and increased patrols following the shooting, limiting campus access to a single entry point. The mass casualty incident was severe enough to prompt Sentara Norfolk General Hospital to be temporarily placed on lockdown before the lockdown was lifted around 5:00 AM EDT. The incident underscored the persistent challenge of off-campus violence affecting student communities, particularly at social events promoted through social media that draw large crowds.
Analysis
Key Findings
The mass shooting at a social media-promoted off-campus party killed an NSU student and one other person, wounding five more
NSU Police responded by securing campus and restricting access to a single gate, demonstrating how off-campus violence can trigger on-campus security measures
The severity of the mass casualty incident was significant enough to cause Sentara Norfolk General Hospital to be temporarily locked down
Outcome
Angelia McKnight, 19, a second-year pre-nursing major from New York, and Zabre Miller, 25, were killed. Five others were wounded with non-life-threatening injuries. Norfolk police described the violence as the result of a personal conflict. The mass casualty incident prompted Sentara Norfolk General Hospital to be temporarily placed on lockdown.
Provenance
Sources
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Cite this case
Campus Alert Archive. "Norfolk State University: Mass shooting at an off-campus house party killed a student and one other; five wounded." Incident of September 4, 2022. Added May 2026; last updated July 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/norfolk-state-university-mass-shooting-2022-09-04/
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shootingmass-shootingoff-campusstudent-killedhbcuvirginiasocial-media-eventhospital-lockdown
Added May 2026Updated July 2026Via ingestion