PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Chester County’s district attorney said a judge has increased bail for a man arrested at the scene of Saturday’s mass shooting at Lincoln University, after a shell casing from the scene was matched to the gun found on him at the time of his arrest.
District Attorney Christopher de Barrena-Sarobe told reporters on Tuesday that bail for Zecqueous Morgan-Thompson was upped to $1 million.
“I can now confirm that the Glock Model 28 .38-caliber semi-automatic pistol that was found in the defendant’s possession that night is a ballistics match to a .380-caliber fired cartridge casing found at the scene,” he said.
Morgan-Thompson was charged with carrying a concealed firearm without a license. Police found that firearm hidden on his person after the Saturday mass shooting during homecoming festivities that left one dead and six wounded.
However, de Barrena-Sarobe stressed Morgan-Thompson is innocent until proven guilty and that investigators have not connected that bullet cartridge with any of the six wounded people or with the deceased victim, 20-year-old Jujuan Jeffers. Despite the increase in bail, no further charges have been filed.
The district attorney said authorities are processing all the evidence they have gathered and that the investigation is active. Investigators also believe other shooters were involved.
Authorities have asked anyone who was at the scene of the mass shooting on Lincoln's campus to contact police or call 1-800-CALL-FBI with their stories or any videos they may have of the incident.
“We need the public’s help on this,” said de Barrena-Sarobe. “We have gotten some very important video so far. We have gotten some very important witness statements so far, but we know there’s more out there.”
Earlier in the day, Lincoln President Brenda Allen said classes would resume Wednesday as university officials continue to cooperate with the investigation.
“We have been focused on supporting our students, faculty and staff as they process the shock and loss of their sense of security in the aftermath of such a violent incident,” she said.
Classes were suspended on Monday and Tuesday, but Allen said students, faculty and staff were on campus.
“While classes were suspended on Monday, faculty and staff still showed up to the campus to be of further support to each other and to our students.”
Allen and Lincoln’s general counsel Venus Boston referred questions to the district attorney’s office, but said the university planned to conduct an internal review of policies and procedures to ensure the safety of the campus.