Tuskegee University is hiring eight police officers for round-the-clock patrols of the campus following the early Sunday morning mass shooting that resulted in one death and injuries to 16 others, the university’s president announced Thursday.

One person was killed and a dozen others were injured in a shooting on the last day of homecoming week at Alabama’s Tuskegee University early Sunday morning, according to the university and state authorities.

One person was killed and several others were injured in a shooting at Tuskegee University in Alabama early Sunday, the university said. The incident occurred as the historically Black university celebrated the end of its homecoming week,