Spelman student Shot

Spelman student Shot

Spelman student Jasmine Lynn was hit in the chest by a stray bullet while walking with friends to the neighboring campus of Clark Atlanta University. The 19-year-old student was struck around 12:30 a.m. when shots were fired on the Clark Atlanta campus, according to Fox news. Keith Meadows of the Atlanta Police Department said Lynn's friends saw the weapon, heard gunshots and told her to drop to the ground. Meadows said Lynn was struck before she could duck for cover.

Jasmine Lynn, a Spelman student in her 20s from Kansas City, Mo., was shot after gunfire broke out during a fight in the 200 block of James P. Brawley Drive, according to police. Lynn was walking with a group of friends back to the Spelman campus when they passed by the fight. “One of the friends actually heard the gunshots, actually saw the weapon and told her to get on the ground,” said Lt. Keith Meadows of the Atlanta Police Department. “Before she was able to get on the ground she was struck in the chest by a stray round.”

Bystanders rushed to help Lynn. “I walked up to the girl ’cause she was laying on the ground,” said witness Danays Marquez. “She was drenched in blood and it looked like she was taking her last breath.” A bullet also hit an 18-year-old Clark-Atlanta student in the wrist. He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital. Two people were arrested at the scene, but police did not reveal the charges against them. In addition to Lynn's death, a Clark Atlanta student was wounded by a stray bullet and was treated at the Grady Memorial Hospital. A joint conference with CAU and Spelman will be held later today.