Four Hit at a University in What Is Believed to Be the 294th Mass Shooting of 2015

Early Friday morning, officials investigate the scene of a shooting on the campus of Tennessee State University. (Mark Humphrey / AP)

One person is dead and two are hospitalized after a gunman opened fire during a dispute over a dice game on Tennessee State University’s campus Thursday night.

The unnamed gunman allegedly killed a 19-year-old male who was not a student and injured three female 18-year-old students.

The Guardian reports:

The incident is the second around the Nashville campus in a little more than a week to rattle community members. One night prior, police held a community meeting to address safety around campus, after three Tennessee students were shot at an off-campus house party.

“We do not believe this was an incidence of a random shooter on campus,” Metro Nashville Police spokesman Don Aaron told the Tennessean. “This was an isolated incident resulting from a dispute over a dice game. The Nashville police department believes this campus is safe.” …

The shooting marks at least the third fatal campus shooting in October, including one of the deadliest in years in Roseburg, Oregon on 2 October. There, a gunman killed nine people when he opened fire at Umpqua Community College. It was believed to be the 294th mass shooting in 2015.