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Student, two others charged in N.C. State shooting


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N.C. State shooting suspect - Ryan Alexander Barnes - mugshot 7/28/08
N.C. State shooting suspect - Ryan Alexander Barnes - mugshot 7/28/08

Three people have been charged with attempted murder in an overnight shooting on North Carolina State University's campus.

Ryan Alexander Barnes, 20, Leroy Barnes Jr., 19, and Terrell Maurice Grimes, 16, also face two charges of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.

University police said that Ryan Barnes is a sophomore at N.C. State. The other two suspects, as well as the two victims, are not affiliated with the university, they said.

Police said the shooting deliberately targeted the victims, a man and woman who were sitting underneath a gazebo on Gorman Street, near the student apartments of Wolf Village.

Just after midnight, a gunman approached and fired at them, police said. The man was hit in the stomach, and the woman in the foot. Both were taken to WakeMed, where their conditions were unknown.

Police initially thought the shooting was a random attack, but later altered their conclusion and said they believe the man was the target of the shooting.

Officers declined to identify the victims, saying they feared retaliation.

The suspects were being held Monday evening in the Wake County Jail on $1 million bond each. Their first court appearance was scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.

The suspects also tried to break into a building on campus Friday night, police said. They were ordered to stay off campus after that incident and were charged with trespassing after police said they violated that order.

Capt. Jon Barnwell said that campus police would increase patrols in the area.

During the course of the investigation, police also arrested another N.C. State sophomore, Whitney Shanice Blakeney, 19. Blakeney faces charges of maintaining a dwelling for the manufacture, sale and distribution of a marijuana.

Blakeney was released from custody under a $4,000 bond.

RELATED TOPICS: Wake County, NC State University

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I agree a lesson should be learned...but don't judge them on this crime...people make mistakes and you can't just assume that they just went straight up to them and shot them for no reason...the only people who kno what actually happened are the people involved...and possible witnesses, if any...I know them well, I might add, and 2 of them I know are not bad people...Most of you are looking from the outside in...You talk about thier ignorance...You should take a look at your own...You can't imagine the pain of the family and close friends...Take it from someone who knows...People tend to judge what they don't know...You don't know what happened in their lives before they came to NC State...People say "Ignorance is bliss"...Well if you're going to be ignorant stay ignorant...Or else you're going to end up sounding stupid...

And Furthermore, How Many Of Your "Homeboys" Or "Associates" Don't Have Jobs?? How Many People Did u Grow Up With Who Didnt Finish School?? jfcox

I'll answer from my standpoint...how many of my "peeps" don't have jobs...none, all my good friends work. How many people did I grow up with (not know, but grew up with as close friends) didn't finish school....none...we all finished school and went to college to make something of ourselves just like everyone out there has that opportunity to choose right over wrong..and yes, everyone can go to college...it's called STUDENT LOANS.

So don't group all white people together!!!

It is what it is. You cannot change that!! lol Except the things which you cannot change, you will certainly feel better.

DON'T CALL ME A REDNECK!!

Where are you coming from with all this anger? Cool down a bit. All races of people have problems with their children as you do to. No one is perfect, honey.

DON'T CALL ME A REDNECK!! I am not part of the "Hold my beer and watch this" society. So don't group all white people together!!!

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