FAMU's 1,500 security camera system helps police nab suspects in campus shooting incident

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FAMU Police Chief Terence Calloway said the university’s 1,532 security camera system  helped Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) detectives identify and apprehend the gunman in a recent on-campus shooting on Sunday, November 27, that left one man dead and four others injured.

The incident happened at an outdoor basketball court near the FAMU recreation center, on campus, at a time when students and faculty were returning from Thanksgiving weekend.  The recreation center was closed at the time, and no FAMU students were involved.

Calloway said that video footage from campus security cameras showed the face of the shooter as clearly as if he was standing next to him. Detectives arrested the suspects three days after the shooting.  
 
“Our campus security systems were crucial in the identification of the two suspects and within days both suspects were apprehended. Without that camera system, we would be still trying to put the pieces together,” Calloway said. “FAMU is committed to maintaining a safe campus environment where people can live, learn, work and play.”  

In the aftermath of the fatality, FAMU President Larry Robinson, reaffirmed FAMU’s commitment to remain open to the community but said measures were being reviewed to make campus facilities safer for both students, staff, and faculty as well as community members.