9 people shot near Southern University and A&M College, police say

Nine people were shot overnight Friday near Southern University and A&M College in Louisiana, police said.

Baton Rouge police responded to a report of a shooting around 1:50 a.m. local time (2:50 a.m. ET) in the 600 block of Harding Boulevard, on the edge of the Southern University and A&M College campus.

NBC affiliate WVLA of Baton Rouge reported the shooting took place near the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity at Southern University.

Police said they found nine individuals who sustained apparent gunshot wounds.

“All appeared to be non-life-threatening at this point in time," authorities said.

Southern University said in a statement Friday morning that the shooting occurred "off campus" and "at a non-University sponsored event."

“The University strongly condemns any act of violence," the university’s communications director Janene Tate said in a statement. "We are keeping anyone affected by this incident in our thoughts.”

The shooting remains under investigation.

The violence comes ahead of Homecoming celebrations on the campus this weekend.

"Officials, including the Southern University Police Department, are continuing to work to ensure that students, employees, alumni and other visitors to campus are safe during this Homecoming weekend," the school said.

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