A Montgomery man was arrested after the incident Mass shooting at Tuskegee University He initially denied firing his gun, but later told federal investigators that he fired his gun but did not hit anyone, according to federal court records.

Jacquez Myrick, 25, was taken into custody on campus early Sunday. He is accused of possessing a handgun with a machine gun conversion device.

No one has been charged in the shooting death of 18-year-old La’Tavion Johnson or the wounding of 16 people.

Federal charging documents unsealed Tuesday detail Myrick’s arrest and interview with ATF agents.

Prosecutors want Myrick to remain in custody, claiming he is a flight risk and a danger to the community.

The Tuskegee shooting occurred in the predawn hours Sunday in apartments on the West Commons campus. Some of these were reflected in social media videos.

The shooting occurred as Tuskegee’s 100th Commencement Week was coming to a close. On Saturday, the football team faced Fairfield-based HBCU Miles College.

johnson, Family says 18-year-old died while saving someone elseHe was pronounced dead at the scene.

Alabama Law Enforcement Lt. Jeremy Burkett said 12 of the 16 injured were shot. They were taken to hospitals in Montgomery and Lee County.

Four more people were injured during the ensuing chaos, according to Burkett.

Macon County 911 received a call at 12:58 a.m. Sunday reporting shots fired on campus and possibly killing two people, ATF Special Agent Andrew Erdmann said in the criminal complaint.

A Tuskegee police officer who was one of the first to respond saw many people on West Commons and said the gunfire was still ongoing.

The complaint states that he was unable to drive his patrol vehicle into the parking lot due to the crowd of people and vehicles.

“As Officer (Alan) Ashley drove through the parking lot, he observed a (Black) male lying on the ground and not moving,” Erdmann wrote.

“Officer Ashley reported finding the male on the ground deceased from a possible gunshot wound.”

The officer then spotted another man, later identified as Myrick, in the parking lot, armed with a Glock pistol. Myrick was taken into custody and the gun was seized.

The Glock in Myrick’s possession was loaded with a 30-round magazine containing nine rounds, as well as one round loaded into the gun’s chamber, Erdmann said.

The agent said the weapon was equipped with a black “invisi-switch” type machine gun conversion device and functioned as a machine gun.

Erdmann told investigators in an interview with agents that he “came to Tuskegee from Montgomery looking for a party.”

Myrick said he and his friends were there for about five minutes when he started hearing gunshots. He said he went to the parking lot to call one of his friends, at which point he was arrested by a police officer.

Myrick said he bought the gun at a pawn shop in Tampa and denied knowing any modifications had been made to the gun. He said he fired the gun on Saturday and that it “fired normally.”

He denied firing the gun during Sunday’s campus shooting.

“When Myrick was asked about his knowledge of MCDs, he said he had seen YouTube videos of them being discharged and that ‘that bitch spit it out,’” Erdman said. “At this point in the interview, Myrick was confronted with inconsistencies in his testimony.”

Myrick later admitted that he purchased the “key” to his Glock pistol one to two years ago and installed it in the gun.

He said he bought the gun from the online chat forum Discord and that it came with several machine gun conversion devices.

He said he threw away the two he didn’t use.

Erdmann said he found Myrick’s statements unusual due to his extensive training in machine gun conversion devices and that the device on Myrick’s gun appeared to be 3D printed.

“Myrick was once again questioned about discharging his firearm during the (Tuskegee) shooting,” Erdmann wrote.

“Myrick later admitted to firing the Glock but denied shooting at anyone.”

The investigation is ongoing by ALEA, Tuskegee University Police Department, City of Tuskegee Police Department, Macon County Sheriff’s Office, ATF, FBI, Fifth Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office, and the Alabama Attorney General’s Office.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Tara S. Ratz of the Middle District of Alabama is prosecuting the case.

Anyone with information is asked to send tips to 1-800-CALL-FBI and upload any digital files related to this case online at: fbi.gov/tuskegeeshooting24.