Authorities have made an arrest in connection to one of two shootings on Winston-Salem State University’s campus that killed one person and wounded three others Saturday.
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Ziyaire Antonyo Spinks, 20, was arrested in connection to a shooting that killed 19-year-old Peyton Izaia Patterson, Winston-Salem Police Department said in a statement Sunday.
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Spinks is facing charges of murder, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, and felony possession of a firearm on an educational campus.
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Officers who responded after hearing shots fired found Patterson suffering from a gunshot wound.
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The officers and emergency medical services attempted life saving measures, police said, but he did not survive.
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The shooting injured Alyssa Janae Ellerbee, 19, who was treated at a hospital and later released, police said.
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Police have determined this shooting to be an isolated incident, not connected to a separate shooting that also occurred on campus Saturday night.
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Spinks is being held without bond, according to police.
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Court records show Spinks has two prior court cases pending in the state of North Carolina.
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He has a pending case in Randolph County involving a concealed weapon and marijuana possession charges from an arrest in March.
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The lawyer representing Spinks in the March case told NBC News Sunday that he was unaware of the new charges in Forsyth County.
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Spinks was indicted in October on charges of felony conspiracy to commit robbery and robbery with a dangerous weapon in Guilford County.
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The alleged offense occurred last year but the indictment was filed on Oct. 5, according to court records.
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The attorney representing him in Guilford County did not immediately respond to a NBC News request for comment.
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The shooting stemmed from an altercation between two groups, according to Jason Swaim, assistant chief of the Field Services Bureau for the Winston-Salem Police Department.
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An additional arrest was made against Cequon Warren Brower, 18, in connection to fighting.
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“One thing I’ll add about the homicide on campus — because I know this has been a question — is that the arrestee that’s been charged with murder, Mr. Spinks, he was not a student of Winston-Salem State University, and neither was Cequon Brower,” Swaim told reporters Sunday.
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That shooting occurred at 9:46 p.m. and another shooting was reported on campus at 10:22 p.m, Swaim said.
Two people were found with gunshot wounds by the responding officers.
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A vehicle related to that incident was identified and later stopped by West Side police officers.
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No arrests have been made in that case as of Sunday afternoon, according to Swaim.
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Saturday was homecoming game day at the historically black university, with the WSSU Rams facing the Fayetteville State Broncos earlier in the day.
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Winston-Salem State University Police Chief Amir Henry assured the public that the campus was secured.
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He noted that this was typically a time for the university’s community to come together in “shared pride and connection.”
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“Tragically, this year, this celebration has been overshadowed by the loss of life and the injuries resulting from two separate shootings on our campus,” Henry said.
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Emergency services audio obtained by NBC News showed officers reporting one victim suffered a gunshot wound to the head.
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Another recording showed an officer calling for a second ambulance.
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Remaining homecoming activities scheduled for Sunday were canceled, including an event at the Emmanuel Baptist Church, according to a statement from Winston-Salem State University Chancellor Bonita J. Brown.
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Brown expressed her condolences to the family of the deceased victims and said she was praying for the recovery of those who were injured.
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She also acknowledged that members of the campus community “may have witnessed or experienced things that no one should have to endure.
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She urged people to utilize the university’s counseling services and continue to follow police instructions as the investigation in the shootings continued.
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“Throughout our history, Winston-Salem State University has faced challenges, but we have always found strength in one another,” Brown wrote.
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“That is what it means to be part of the Ramily and to be Ram strong.”
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