One person was killed and four others were wounded in a shooting early Sunday morning near Auburn University, according to authorities.
AU Alert, Auburn University's emergency notification system, tweeted that the shooting happened at a McDonald's near campus but stressed there is not an active threat to the campus.
The shooting occurred around 2:24 a.m. in the 200 block of West Magnolia Avenue in Auburn, Alabama. According to police, officers were in the area working to disperse a large crowd when they heard gunshots and located several victims.
A 20 year-old male from Tuskegee, Ala., was found dead at the scene, and authorities located four others suffering from gunshot wounds.
Those taken to the hospital include a 21 year-old male Auburn student from Hilton Head, South Carolina, a 17 year-old male from Opelika, a 19 year-old female, and a 16 year-old boy.
Investigators believe it was not a random shooting and said that an altercation occurred just prior to the gunfire.
