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Three shot, one in life-threatening condition, after shooting near Double Branch

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Ora Nelson Staff Writer Troy police have confirmed one person suffered life-threatening injuries at a shooting in Troy early Saturday morning, which Troy University students are saying happened near the popular Troy bar, the Double Branch. Troy police confirmed in a news release shots were fired at 12:46 a.m. on Creekside Way and found three males suffering from gunshot wounds, two were treated and released from Troy Regional Medical Center and one was take to a Montgomery hospital with life-threatening injuries Troy University has confirmed none of the injured were…

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Two dead, three injured after Saturday morning shooting

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Emma Daniel Editor-in-chief Two people are dead and three others injured after a shooting at the Pike County Cattlemen’s Complex around 2 a.m. Saturday, according to Troy Police. Police officers were dispatched to help disperse a large crowd, but while they were on the way, shots were fired, according to a police statement issued Saturday morning. Names of those killed have not officially been released. A video posted on Facebook by a witness to the shooting shows people running away and hiding behind cars as more than 50 shots fired…

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University holds press conference on Homecoming gun shots

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Troy University held a press conference at 2 p.m. today concerning gun shots heard around midnight on campus. The conference followed up a statement released by the University this morning. “Gunshots were fired outside of Sartain Hall at the Troy Campus, after midnight on Sunday, Oct. 16,” the statement said. “There were no injuries reported. An event sponsored by Omega Psi Phi fraternity was being held inside Sartain Hall at this time.” Dean of Student Services Herbert Reeves said there were no confirmed reports of shots at Fraternity Row. “When the initial…

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