Overview
- SLED says the shooting occurred Thursday night inside a room at the Hugine Suites housing complex on the Orangeburg campus.
- Three men were shot; Henry L. Crittington, 19, died at the scene and Terrell Thomas, 18, died at a hospital, according to authorities.
- The university placed the campus on lockdown around 9:15 p.m. and lifted it about 5 a.m. Friday after securing the area.
- Friday classes were canceled and counseling services were made available to students as the probe continues.
- The incident follows October shootings near the same complex that left one person dead, renewing safety concerns at the state’s only public HBCU.