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.

A shooting at Tuskegee University in Alabama during a homecoming celebration on Sunday resulted in the death of an individual and 16 injuries, the university said.Twelve people were wounded by gunfire,

One person was killed and more than a dozen others were injured at Tuskegee University in Alabama early Sunday, the university said. Some of those injured are students.