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Lincoln University mass shooting
Charged · allegations
last updated 17 July 2026 · 4 sources
Confirmed facts
18
Open questions
5
Fatalities
1
Injured
6
Charged
4
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Timeline of what's confirmed18 entries
25 October 2025
Gunfire occurred at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania during homecoming outdoor festivities, killing one person and wounding six others, according to AP.
AP
25 October 2025
CBS Philadelphia reported, citing Lincoln University Police Chief Marc Partee, that the shooting happened just before 9:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the International Cultural Center during a post-football game tailgate and Yardfest event.
CBS Philadelphia
25 October 2025
The Guardian reported that one armed person was detained and that Chester County District Attorney Christopher de Barrena-Sarobe said officials were investigating whether there was more than one shooter and did not believe there was an active threat to campus.
The Guardian
25 October 2025
CBS Philadelphia reported that Zecqueous Morgan-Thompson, of Wilmington, Delaware, was arrested for carrying a concealed firearm without a license.
CBS Philadelphia
26 October 2025
AP reported that Jujuan Jeffers, of Wilmington, Delaware, died after being shot; AP reported his age as 25.
AP
28 October 2025
CBS Philadelphia reported, citing District Attorney Christopher de Barrena-Sarobe, that Jujuan Jeffers, of Wilmington, Delaware, died in the shooting; CBS reported his age as 20.
CBS Philadelphia
28 October 2025
CBS Philadelphia reported, citing the district attorney, that one current Lincoln student and one Lincoln graduate were among the wounded, while the other injured people were not directly connected to the university.
CBS Philadelphia
28 October 2025
CBS Philadelphia reported, citing the district attorney, that all wounded victims were expected to survive.
CBS Philadelphia
28 October 2025
CBS Philadelphia reported, citing the district attorney, that investigators said Morgan-Thompson's gun was a ballistic match to a casing found at the crime scene, while the district attorney said he could not say whether that fired cartridge struck any victim.
CBS Philadelphia
28 October 2025
CBS Philadelphia reported that a Chester County Court of Common Pleas judge approved increasing Morgan-Thompson's bail from $25,000 to $1 million cash bail.
CBS Philadelphia
March 2026
CBS Philadelphia reported that Jeffers' family filed a lawsuit against Lincoln University alleging the university failed to maintain adequate security and promptly respond to warnings of potential violence.
CBS Philadelphia
14 July 2026
CBS Philadelphia reported, citing Chester County District Attorney Christopher de Barrena-Sarobe, that Karon Rollins, Makaveli Valera and William Sells were charged with murder and related offenses in the October 2025 Lincoln University shooting; those charges are allegations and the case remains unresolved in the available reporting.
CBS Philadelphia
14 July 2026
CBS Philadelphia reported, citing prosecutors, that Rollins, Sells and Valera faced multiple charges including second-degree murder, robbery and conspiracy.
CBS Philadelphia
14 July 2026
CBS Philadelphia reported, citing the district attorney, that Rollins, Valera and Sells were in custody in Wilmington, Delaware.
CBS Philadelphia
14 July 2026
CBS Philadelphia reported, citing investigators, that prosecutors alleged Rollins, Valera and Sells came to campus to carry out armed robberies and allegedly confronted Ju'Juan Jeffers during an attempted robbery before the shooting.
CBS Philadelphia
14 July 2026
CBS Philadelphia reported that Rollins was 16 at the time of the shooting and was being charged as an adult.
CBS Philadelphia
14 July 2026
CBS Philadelphia reported that six aggravated-assault counts were added to Morgan-Thompson's charges and that investigators did not believe he was connected to Rollins, Valera and Sells.
CBS Philadelphia
14 July 2026
CBS Philadelphia reported that Morgan-Thompson was in Chester County Prison on the firearms charge, according to court records cited by CBS Philadelphia.
CBS Philadelphia
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
What is the correct reported age of Jujuan or Ju'Juan Jeffers?unconfirmed; AP reported 25, while CBS Philadelphia reported 20 · unconfirmed
What exact charges appear in the court dockets for Rollins, Valera and Sells?unconfirmed; CBS Philadelphia summarized the charges as murder and related offenses · unconfirmed
What is the next scheduled court date for each defendant?unconfirmed; no trusted source result reviewed reported future hearing dates · unconfirmed
Which firearm or firearms, if any, were linked by investigators to shots that struck victims?unconfirmed; CBS Philadelphia reported the district attorney said that was not established as of 28 October 2025 · unconfirmed
What is the current status of the civil lawsuit filed by Jeffers' family against Lincoln University?unconfirmed; CBS Philadelphia reported the filing but no later case status was found in the trusted results reviewed · unconfirmed
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