Trial set for lawsuit over shooting on Wake Forrest campus

WINSTON-SALEM, NC (AP) — A lawsuit filed over the shooting death of a Winston-Salem State University student on Wake Forest University’s campus has been scheduled for trial.

The Winston-Salem Journal reported Monday that the court proceeding is set for Oct. 4 in federal court.

Najee Ali Baker was WSSU football player from New York. He was shot to death in 2018 when he was leaving a party that was held at The Barn on Wake Forest University’s campus.

Two men were charged in his death.

Baker’s mother filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the school and a company that was providing private security.

The lawsuit claims Wake Forest was negligent.

School attorneys deny the allegation.