{
  "id": "2022-10-21-southern-university-homecoming-shooting",
  "slug": "southern-university-homecoming-shooting-2022-10-21",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Southern University and A&M College",
    "shortName": "Southern",
    "state": "LA",
    "type": "hbcu",
    "alertSystemName": "SU Alert",
    "enrollment": 6500
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2022-10-21",
    "type": "shooting",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "confirmed-threat",
    "headline": "Eleven people shot at an off-campus fraternity party during homecoming; suspect arrested",
    "headlinePublic": "Eleven people shot at an off-campus fraternity party during homecoming; suspect arrested",
    "summary": "Shortly before 2:00 AM CDT on October 21, 2022, [11 people were shot at a Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity party](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/22/us/southern-university-shooting-baton-rouge/index.html) near Southern University's Baton Rouge campus during homecoming festivities. Ten of the 11 victims were Southern students. All injuries were [non-life-threatening, and the suspected shooter was arrested by U.S. Marshals](https://www.wafb.com/2022/10/21/multiple-people-shot-near-southern-university-officials-say/) and charged with 11 counts of attempted first-degree murder.",
    "outcome": "All 11 victims sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Jaicedric Williams was arrested by U.S. Marshals and initially charged with 11 counts of attempted first-degree murder and illegal use of a weapon. In September 2024, prosecutors dropped the 11 attempted-murder charges as part of a plea deal; Williams pleaded guilty to illegal use of weapons, illegal possession of a stolen firearm, and unlawful handling of a machine gun and was sentenced to 10 years in prison (with sentences running concurrently). Co-defendant Daryl Stansberry pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy in February 2024 and received a suspended 5-year sentence with probation. Miles Moss pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact in October 2023 and received a 30-month prison sentence.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 11
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Approximately 2:15 AM CDT on October 21, 2022",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "This morning, a shooting occurred near campus. The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating. While this unfortunate incident happened off campus at a non-University sponsored event, the University strongly condemns any act of violence.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceDescription": "@SouthernU_BR on X (verbatim raw t.co)",
      "annotations": [
        "Reconstructed from multiple news reports describing the campus notification",
        "The shooting occurred at a fraternity house just off campus during homecoming festivities",
        "Baton Rouge Police Department led the investigation, not campus police"
      ],
      "characterCount": 241,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/SouthernU_BR/status/1583454534189211648",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "Morning of October 21, 2022",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "This morning, a shooting occurred near campus. The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating. While this unfortunate incident happened off campus at a non-University sponsored event, the University strongly condemns any act of violence.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/SouthernU_BR/status/1583454534189211648",
      "sourceDescription": "@SouthernU_BR on X (verbatim raw t.co)",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim text from Southern University's official Twitter/X post on October 21, 2022",
        "The university emphasized the shooting occurred off campus at a non-university event",
        "Ten of the 11 shooting victims were confirmed as Southern University students"
      ],
      "characterCount": 241
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "update",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "We are keeping anyone affected by this incident in our thoughts. SU officials continue to work to ensure a safe Homecoming weekend. Details, including any changes to security protocols and Homecoming activities, will be shared as they are updated. \n#WeAreSouthern",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceDescription": "@SouthernU_BR on X (official thread continuation, verbatim)",
      "annotations": [
        "Exact text from Southern University official X thread continuation."
      ],
      "characterCount": 263,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/SouthernU_BR/status/1583454536189980674",
      "timestamp": "2022-10-21T08:45:55-05:00"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Shortly before 2:00 AM CDT on October 21, 2022, a mass shooting erupted at a [Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity party on Harding Boulevard near the entrance of Southern University's Baton Rouge campus](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/22/us/southern-university-shooting-baton-rouge/index.html), wounding 11 people during homecoming festivities. Ten of the 11 victims were Southern University students. The shooting occurred off campus at a non-university-sponsored event, though Southern University's campus was immediately affected by the response. Baton Rouge Police responded to the scene and confirmed all injuries were non-life-threatening. [U.S. Marshals arrested Jaicedric Williams, 22, and charged him with 11 counts of attempted first-degree murder](https://www.wafb.com/2022/10/21/multiple-people-shot-near-southern-university-officials-say/) and illegal use of a weapon. Two additional suspects, Daryl Stansberry and Miles Moss, were charged as accessories. The shooting was, [according to The Advocate, the Baton Rouge area's fifth mass shooting since 2019](https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/article_079e558c-5156-11ed-aef1-235e7138d596.amp.html), and it added to discussion about security at college homecoming celebrations. Southern University increased security patrols across campus following the shooting.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "All 11 victims survived; with 11 people wounded, the shooting met commonly used definitions of a mass shooting",
    "Ten of the 11 victims were Southern University students, despite the event being off campus and not university-sanctioned",
    "The suspected shooter was arrested by U.S. Marshals and faced 11 counts of attempted first-degree murder"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Baton Rouge shooting near Southern University injures 11 (CNN)",
      "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/22/us/southern-university-shooting-baton-rouge/index.html",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Police arrest suspected gunman, 2 others in shooting that injured 11 near Southern (WAFB)",
      "url": "https://www.wafb.com/2022/10/21/multiple-people-shot-near-southern-university-officials-say/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "11 people shot near Southern University and A&M College (NBC News)",
      "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/9-people-shot-southern-university-m-college-police-say-rcna53352",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Southern University official statement on Twitter/X",
      "url": "https://x.com/southernu_br/status/1583454534189211648",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "title": "The shooting near Southern is the Baton Rouge area's 5th mass shooting since 2019 (The Advocate)",
      "url": "https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/article_079e558c-5156-11ed-aef1-235e7138d596.amp.html",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "@SouthernU_BR X — homecoming shooting",
      "url": "https://x.com/SouthernU_BR/status/1583454534189211648",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "title": "@SouthernU_BR X — homecoming thread continuation",
      "url": "https://x.com/SouthernU_BR/status/1583454536189980674",
      "type": "official-social"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "shooting",
    "mass-shooting",
    "homecoming",
    "off-campus",
    "hbcu",
    "louisiana",
    "fraternity-event",
    "11-wounded"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-05-02",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}