Two men died and three others were wounded last night in connection with an off-campus shooting near Alabama State University (located in Montgomery).

Police responded around 7:15 p.m. to a business located off the grounds of the university campus.

One man was pronounced dead at the scene and four others were rushed to a local hospital.

A second man died at the hospital. Two men remained at the hospital with life-threatening injuries while the third surviving victim was being treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Alabama State University President Quinton Ross issued a statement last night which clarified the shooting did not take place on campus but at a nearby business.

“Our prayers are with the families and friends of those who were victims in this shooting,” the statement read.

Both Alabama State University Police and officers with the Montgomery Police Department responded to the scene. Police were still working to determine the details of the incident.