Prior to the Stony Brook Seawolves football game this past weekend, the University announced that they will not be playing their game against Morgan State this weekend due to a shooting that happened on the campus of Morgan State during the week.
Morgan State, a Historically Black College and University located in Baltimore, Maryland, was shaken to their core this week when an armed assailant opened fire on some students where they injured five people.
“Stony Brook Football’s game against Morgan State, which was scheduled for Saturday, October 7th, has been canceled.” Read a statement released on the Seawolves Football Instagram page, “The cancellation comes in the wake of a shooting on Morgan State’s campus which injured five people.”
The game was originally scheduled to kick off on Saturday at 1 p.m. However, it will no longer be played at all this year, giving both teams the week off. Officials have confirmed launching a manhunt in search of the shooter, who has still not been caught at the time of this article’s completion.
In the wake of the shooting, Morgan State President David Wilson announced Wednesday that classes will be canceled for the rest of the week. The school’s homecoming events for the rest of the week were also canceled or postponed until the shooter (or shooters) is caught.
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“One individual was a target of two individuals who had weapons,” Worley said. “We don’t believe that individual was hit. We believe the five victims who were struck were unintended targets.”
The Seawolves Football team still sits at 0-5 with the cancellation of this game. This is the third time since the 2020 Covid Season that the football team has seen a game canceled during the regular season. The previous two occurred when the Seawolves and their opponents opted out of the final two games due to the virus.
The next Stony Brook Football game will occur on Saturday, October 14 at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium against the Fordham Rams. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 pm.