DUMFRIES, Va. — An 18-year-old Norfolk State University student was killed in a shooting at a basketball court in Dumfries, Va. on Monday, according to Prince William County police.
An email from Norfolk State confirmed Louis Anthony Boone was a first-year student studying mass communications and broadcast.
Police say four other males were also injured in the shooting.
PWC police responded to the 1800 block of Potomac Shores Pkwy in Dumfries Monday evening. The initial investigation shows a fight broke out during a basketball game. Police found one person shot at the courts, another victim was later found at a nearby home on Spring Cress Dr, while three others took themselves to different hospitals in the area.
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Boone died at the hospital.
Four other young men injured in the shooting are a 20-year-old man of Woodbridge, a 16-year-old male juvenile of Dumfries, and two 17-year-old male juveniles of Woodbridge; all are expected to recover.
Police are continuing to investigate the shooting.
On campus, Boone was a photographer for student newspaper, the Spartan Echo, and a member of the NSU Chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) and NSU's Content Creator Club, the newspaper said.
"Louis was known for his positive spirit, eagerness to learn, and commitment to our newsroom," the Spartan Echo said in a statement. "His presence and ambition to serve will be deeply missed. We are grateful for the time we shared with him and will continue to honor his legacy through the work we do."
A'lauren Gilchrist, President of NSU's NABJ chapter and an editor for the Spartan Echo, says he was assigned to take pictures at this week's MEAC basketball tournament at the Norfolk Scope.
"We had his name submitted for press credentials," she said, adding that she was impressed by how quickly Boone got involved on campus.
"He came to a Spartan Echo meeting. He wanted to learn more about NABJ, how to get involved, learning more about photography and most freshman don't do that," she told News 3.
Outside of work, Gilchrist says the 18-year-old was also kind.
"He would be kind of quiet-like, but once you started talking to him, you know, he would open up. Be very, very friendly."
Omari Sutton is a senior at Norfolk State and says Boone was also involved in campus radio and was working on a podcast with him. He says Boone wanted to be a sports reporter.
"He was hitting the ground running," he said.
And that makes the loss all the more devastating for this tight-knit Spartan community.
"Tragic," said Sutton. "It just doesn't make any sense."
In a letter sent to students, NSU said counseling services would be available for anyone who needs it and that funeral arrangements are still being determined.
