On Sunday, Jaquez Myrick, 25, of Montgomery, was arrested for possession of a weapon with a machine gun conversion device. Authorities said Myrick was found leaving the scene of the shooting and charged federally with possession of a machine gun.

No one has been charged in Johnson’s death or the other injuries.

The gunfire broke out just after 1:30 a.m. in the West Commons apartments on campus.

Lt. Jeremy Burkett said that of the 16 wounded, 12 of them were shot.

They were taken to hospitals in Montgomery and Lee counties.

The other four people suffered injuries during the ensuing chaos, Burkett said.

Emergency responders, along with campus and local law enforcement, secured the scene. The State Bureau of Investigation is conducting an active investigation and the scene remains cordoned off Sunday afternoon.

Tuskegee University announced that all classes on Monday will be canceled as law enforcement and officers continue to process the scene.

It was not immediately clear how many of the injured were students.

Grief counselors will be available in the chapel on Monday.

Tuskegee Police Chief Patrick Mardis, who is the former campus police chief, said earlier that a female student was shot in the stomach. “I helped her load,” he said.

One student was shot in the arm, Mardis said.

“It’s horrible,” Mardis said.

Mardis said he lived in fear of a campus shooting when he led the university’s police department.

“I was always on pins and needles when I was there,” he said. “You see it happening everywhere. It happened everywhere but us.”

Reaction

Tuskegee celebrated its 100th homecoming on Saturday. He played at Miles College, which said in a statement Sunday morning that “our hearts go out to the Tuskegee family as they deal with the tragic aftermath.”

At a convocation service Sunday morning, Student Government Association President Amare’ Hardee sent his condolences to those affected by the shooting.

“We will get through this together,” added Norma B. Clayton, president of the Tuskegee University Board of Trustees.

“Because in tough times, tough people band together and survive. And we have survived for 143 years. I think we can continue to survive even longer.”

Shomari Figures, the newly elected congressman who represents Alabama’s 2nd District, said he and his wife are praying for the victims.

“Gun violence destroys too many communities and takes far too many lives, especially the lives of young people of color,” Figures said.

“This is an issue we need to tackle together as a community. Everyone has a role to play: parents, government officials, law enforcement, coaches, schools, clergy, businesses, community leaders and organizations, and residents. We must all work collectively to end this, and I will work diligently to provide resources to address both the root causes and those who commit gun crime.”

Several people also posted images on social media following the shooting.

The footage depicts fear and chaos.

“Everybody sit down,” shouted a young man. “Don’t knock it down.”

ALEA is asking for the public’s help in this case.

Anyone with information is asked to text tips to 1-800-CALL-FBI and upload video or photos to fbi.gov/tuskegeeshooting24.

AL.com reporters Jeremy Gray, Ruth Serven Smith and Kayode Crown contributed to this report.