Via NBC:
D.C. Police and rescue personnel are responding to calls for several people injured — possibly trampled — at the gates of Howard University Friday afternoon, as the university’s homecoming festivities began.
Initial reports said some people may have tried to break down university gates at 6th and Howard Place at the main entrance to the university. Police called a “mass casualty event,” indicating the possibility of mulitple injuries, and called for several ambulances.
Howard’s Homecoming weekend is this weekend. For the first time this year, the university is charging for its annual Yard Fest concert, a change that has been controversial on social media.