MELBOURNE, Fla. — Melbourne police shot and killed an armed student late Friday at the Florida Institute of Technology.
Authorities said the armed man, later identified as 18-year-old FIT student Alhaji M. Sow of Riverdale, Ga., confronted students and law enforcement.
According to police, officers responded to a campus resident hall quad area just before 11 p.m. to reports of a man that was armed with a knife and had chased students into a building.
What You Need To Know
- Melbourne police, FIT security shoot kill student with knife after on-campus incident
- Police said student had confronted other students
- School ID'd student as 18-year-old FIT student Alhaji M. Sow of Riverdale, Ga.
Police and FIT security entered the building and confronted Sow, who they said lunged at them.
Authorities opened fired on Sow. Despite their emergency attempts to save his life, Sow died. School officials said Sow was a sophomore at FIT majoring in aeronautical science.
A Melbourne police officer was injured during the confrontation but is expected to recover.
Student Matthew Hanvey said he was shocked by the incident.
"Sometimes I’m out late at night doing stuff, like playing basketball or walking around skateboarding," Hanvey said. "I never thought of an issue where I’d ever get injured. So I was very surprised.”
The FIT campus was under lockdown during the situation.
There were no other injuries.
An investigation is ongoing.
Florida Tech sent a note to the campus community. They said they are arranging support services for those who need it and that today’s Test Fest event has been canceled to accommodate that support.
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