{
  "id": "2015-11-01-winston-salem-state-university-shooting",
  "slug": "winston-salem-state-university-shooting-2015-11-01",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Winston-Salem State University",
    "shortName": "WSSU",
    "state": "NC",
    "type": "hbcu",
    "alertSystemName": "RamALERT",
    "enrollment": 5100
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2015-11-01",
    "type": "shooting",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "confirmed-threat",
    "headline": "A student is fatally shot outside a dorm during homecoming weekend; another is wounded",
    "headlinePublic": "A student is fatally shot outside a dorm during homecoming weekend; another is wounded",
    "summary": "On November 1, 2015, WSSU sophomore Anthony White Jr. was [fatally shot outside his car near Wilson residence hall](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/shooting-winston-salem-university-leaves-one-dead-one-wounded-n455266) at approximately 1:20 AM EDT during homecoming weekend. A second student was wounded but released from the hospital later that day. Former student [Jarrett Jerome Moore was charged with murder](https://myfox8.com/news/former-student-charged-in-fatal-winston-salem-state-shooting/) after being apprehended in Charlotte.",
    "outcome": "Anthony White Jr., 19, was killed and another student was wounded. Former WSSU student Jarrett Jerome Moore was arrested by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police after a brief foot pursuit and charged with murder and possession of weapons on school grounds.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 1,
      "injured": 1
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2015-11-01T03:28:16-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "#WSSU campus currently on lockdown. Secure inside a room until further advised. Do not come to campus if currently off campus until advised.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceDescription": "@WSSURAMS on X (verbatim lockdown)",
      "annotations": [
        "The RAM Alert system activated at approximately 1:30 AM EDT on November 1, 2015, shortly after the 1:20 AM shooting (Daylight Saving Time did not end until 2:00 AM that morning)",
        "Students were instructed via the school's Twitter account to stay inside and secure themselves"
      ],
      "characterCount": 140,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/WSSURAMS/status/660735093913362432"
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "Between 1:30 AM and 2:00 AM EDT on November 1, 2015 (before fall-back to EST at 2:00 AM)",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "#WSSU campus is still on lockdown. Secure inside a room until advised further. Do not come to campus if currently off campus until advised.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceDescription": "@WSSURAMS on X (verbatim still on lockdown)",
      "annotations": [
        "WSSU used Twitter to relay updates to students during the lockdown",
        "Students who were off campus at the time were told to stay away until the lockdown was lifted"
      ],
      "characterCount": 139,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/WSSURAMS/status/660742991028555776",
      "timestamp": "2015-11-01T03:59:39-05:00"
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2015-11-01T04:51:24-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Campus Police has issued an ALL CLEAR, lifting the lockdown.  Movement on campus be restricted in certain areas.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceDescription": "@WSSURAMS on X (verbatim ALL CLEAR)",
      "annotations": [
        "The lockdown lasted approximately three and a half hours, from about 1:20 AM EDT to 4:50 AM EST on November 1, 2015 (Daylight Saving Time ended at 2:00 AM that morning)",
        "The suspect had not been apprehended when the lockdown was lifted"
      ],
      "characterCount": 112,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/WSSURAMS/status/660756013797220352"
    }
  ],
  "context": "On November 1, 2015, during homecoming weekend at Winston-Salem State University, 19-year-old sophomore Anthony White Jr. was [fatally shot outside his car near Wilson residence hall and Gleason-Hairston Terrace](https://www.wbtv.com/story/30404171/19-year-old-from-charlotte-killed-in-winston-salem-state-university-shooting/) at approximately 1:20 AM. White, an information technology major from Honea Path, South Carolina, was described as 'every coach's dream' by those who knew him. A second student was also wounded but was released from the hospital later that morning. The RAM Alert system placed the campus on lockdown immediately, which lasted about three and a half hours until approximately 4:50 AM. The suspect, [Jarrett Jerome Moore, a former WSSU student, was later apprehended by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police](https://heavy.com/news/2015/11/jarrett-jerome-moore-winston-salem-north-carolina-state-university-shooting-murder-suspect-gunman-mugshot-photo-victim-name-student-anthony-white/) after a brief foot pursuit on outstanding warrants, and was subsequently charged with murder and possession of weapons on school grounds. The shooting was part of a [troubling pattern of violence at HBCUs in fall 2015](https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/11/04/shootings-six-hbcus-under-month-draw-scrutiny), with six historically Black colleges experiencing shootings in under a month.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "The RAM Alert system activated within minutes of the shooting and locked down the campus for three and a half hours",
    "The suspect was a former student, not a current one, highlighting the challenge of managing access during high-traffic homecoming events",
    "The incident was part of a wave of shootings at HBCUs in fall 2015, drawing national scrutiny to campus safety at historically Black institutions"
  ],
  "responseTimeMinutes": 10,
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Shooting at Winston-Salem State University Leaves One Dead, One Wounded (NBC News)",
      "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/shooting-winston-salem-university-leaves-one-dead-one-wounded-n455266",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Charlotte teen killed in WSSU shooting was 'every coach's dream' (WBTV)",
      "url": "https://www.wbtv.com/story/30404171/19-year-old-from-charlotte-killed-in-winston-salem-state-university-shooting/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Shooting at Winston-Salem State leaves one dead (Old Gold and Black)",
      "url": "https://wfuogb.com/10408/news/shooting-at-winston-salem-state-leaves-one-dead/",
      "type": "student-newspaper"
    },
    {
      "title": "Former student charged in fatal Winston-Salem State shooting (FOX8)",
      "url": "https://myfox8.com/news/former-student-charged-in-fatal-winston-salem-state-shooting/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Jarrett Jerome Moore: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know (Heavy.com)",
      "url": "https://heavy.com/news/2015/11/jarrett-jerome-moore-winston-salem-north-carolina-state-university-shooting-murder-suspect-gunman-mugshot-photo-victim-name-student-anthony-white/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "type": "official-social",
      "title": "@WSSURAMS on X (verbatim lockdown)",
      "url": "https://x.com/WSSURAMS/status/660735093913362432",
      "accessedDate": "2026-07-18"
    },
    {
      "type": "official-social",
      "title": "@WSSURAMS on X (verbatim remains on lockdown)",
      "url": "https://x.com/WSSURAMS/status/660726787148816384",
      "accessedDate": "2026-07-18"
    },
    {
      "type": "official-social",
      "title": "@WSSURAMS on X (verbatim still on lockdown)",
      "url": "https://x.com/WSSURAMS/status/660742991028555776",
      "accessedDate": "2026-07-18"
    },
    {
      "type": "official-social",
      "title": "@WSSURAMS on X (verbatim ALL CLEAR)",
      "url": "https://x.com/WSSURAMS/status/660756013797220352",
      "accessedDate": "2026-07-18"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "medium",
  "tags": [
    "shooting",
    "hbcu",
    "homecoming",
    "north-carolina",
    "former-student",
    "fatal"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-05-02",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}