TUSKEGEE, Alabama -- A Tuskegee University student who was shot to death at an unauthorized block party Friday night was a new father with a baby less than a month old, friends say.
The victim, 21-year-old Bobby "BJ" Smith of Atlanta, Georgia was shot in the back. He was rushed to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The party was taking place on East Church Street in Tuskegee between the parking lot of the Macon County Department of Human Resources and Deville Apartments.
"The Tuskegee University community is mourning the unfortunate loss of one of our own," said Tuskegee University President Gilbert L. Rochon. "We are all deeply affected by this terrible incident. Our prayers and condolences are with the [Smith] family..."
Smith was a senior finance major at Tuskegee and was an athlete on the tennis team.
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