Quote:Three people were shot at a Delaware State University student cookout Saturday, resulting in a police search across the campus and nearby areas.

The shooting was reported at about 8 p.m. at a school-sanctioned sorority and fraternity cookout event, university President Harry L. Williams said in a statement.

Early Sunday morning, shots rang out a second time on campus, this time in the parking lot at the University Courtyard, a student housing complex. No one was injured in the second incident.

At about 1:30 a.m. school officials sent out an alert notifying students that shots were fired at 1:15 a.m. and also released a description of a suspect.

Police were looking for a black man with short dreadlocks, 5-feet-9 to 5-feet-11 and wearing a tan and blue long sleeve T-shirt and white sneakers, according to the alert. The suspect was driving a dark colored 4-door vehicle.

Students were encouraged to remain inside.

The victims from the earlier shooting were taken to Kent General Hospital in Dover and were reported to be in a stable condition late Saturday, Williams said.