Tuskegee University student Sid Guynn hid under a car when he heard the gunshots that ripped across his Alabama campus amid homecoming celebrations, then ran back to his dorm, frightened by what sounded to him like a machine gun.

One person was killed and a dozen others were injured in a shooting on the last day of homecoming week at Alabama’s Tuskegee University early Sunday morning, according to the university and state authorities.

A shooting early Sunday that marred homecoming weekend at Tuskegee University in Alabama left one person dead and left 16 others injured, a dozen of them by gunfire, authorities said. One arrest was announced hours later.

Shooting happened as historically black university’s 100th Homecoming Week was winding down. A 25-year-old man has been arrested.

"Students are our greatest asset, and we will do everything possible to protect them," the university's president said.

One person was killed and more than a dozen others were injured at Tuskegee University in Alabama early Sunday, the university said. Some of those injured are students.

The president of Tuskegee University said the campus is closed and everyone has to wear IDs to enter campus, a day after a shooting left one man dead and injured at least 16 other people.