Kayla Sims
Staff Writer
An off-campus homecoming party ends in gunfire on Oct. 26 for Texas A&M University-Commerce students.
The shooting happened around midnight outside of Greenville, Texas and took place at a Halloween and homecoming party for Texas A&M Commerce at a events venue called The Party Venue.
According to reports, authorities believe the shooter entered the venue through the back door and began firing with a handgun which caused chaos as students ran for their lives.
Two people were killed and 14 people were injured, many while trying to escape.
The morning after the incident, Texas A&M students expressed their hurt and concern through various social media postings.
One user by the name of Lakayla explained the graphic details of the incident.
“I literally watched my boyfriend get shot, one minute we were laughing and dancing together and the next he was on the floor holding his arm,” she tweeted.
Students at Jackson State University spoke about the shooting.
Regan Hill, a senior marketing major from Dallas, Texas has a brother who attends Texas A& M.
“My brother goes to Texas A&M and I had to find out there was shooting through social media while I am hundreds of miles away. I have never felt so scared because there was footage of kids lying on the floor, dying and I thought maybe one of them is my brother,” said Hill.
A video of the students injured and bloodied bodies went viral as it gave an authentic look of what happened the night of the shooting.
Georgia Griffin, a mother of two college-aged kids, expressed her concern for not only her children’s safety but the safety of other students.
“It is so sad that those children lost their lives, I have two children and I fear for them because they are hours away and if something happens, I won’t be able to get to them. There should have been no reason those kids lost their lives, especially if there was security at the venue,” an emotional Griffin stated.
The two victims that were killed are 23 year old Bryon Craven, Jr. and Kevin Berry.
Craven was celebrating his birthday night when he was shot and killed at the homecoming party, and Berry is a father of two with one child on the way.
Police have arrested and charged Brandon Ray Gonzlas with two counts of capital murder.
Gonzalas was arrested on Oct. 28 morning while showing up for his shift at work and has a bond set at 1 million dollars.
Authorities have not yet discovered a motive for the incident.
Factual information for this story was taken from CNN reports.
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