Man charged in shooting at Asian Doll homecoming concert

Oct 18, 2022

Officials say a man shot during a weekend concert at a North Carolina college has been identified as a suspected shooter, and is now facing charges

SALISBURY, N.C. (AP) — A man who was shot during a weekend concert at a North Carolina college has been identified as a suspected shooter, and is now facing charges, officials said Tuesday.

The shooting took place Saturday during a performance featuring rapper Asian Doll at Livingstone College in Salisbury. Police are also asking for help identifying another person of interest.

Salisbury police obtained a warrant charging Talib Latrell Kelly, 21, of Salisbury with attempted first-degree murder, discharging a firearm on educational property and possession of a firearm by a felon, the department said.

Kelly, who is not a Livingstone student, was still being treated for his injury on Tuesday afternoon, Salisbury police Capt. P.J. Smith said at a news conference.

Officers were called to the campus at around 11 p.m. and found gunshot victims and others who had been hurt as concertgoers fled the gunfire, city officials said in a statement.

Video footage from the event shows that a fight broke out while Asian Doll was on stage.

Two male victims were taken to Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center in Charlotte with gunshot wounds, and officials also identified a woman who had a superficial wound to her neck, Smith said. None of the victims' injuries were considered life-threatening, he said.

Livingstone is a private, historically Black school. Salisbury is about 35 miles (56 kilometers) northeast of Charlotte.

The episode was not the only homecoming event that erupted into a shooting over the weekend. Early Sunday, four people were wounded, including three students, in a shooting during Clark Atlanta University’s homecoming outside a campus library as a DJ performed.