Suspect in shootings at Vanderbilt dorm turns himself in

Carlos Andrecus Branch, 26, was seen on a surveillance camera in the elevator of the dorm where the shooting took place following an altercation at a party early Sunday, police said.

Police received several tips identifying Branch after the surveillance tapes were broadcast by local television stations and his picture published in newspapers.

Branch’s attorney, George Thompson, notified police that Branch would surrender at Thompson’s office.

Branch, who is not a Vanderbilt student, has been charged with aggravated assault, felony reckless endangerment and unlawful gun possession on school property. He is being held in lieu of $50,000 bond.

University officials said George Smith was shot in the arm and was taken to Vanderbilt hospital where he was treated and released. Smith is a redshirt freshman wide receiver from Hollywood, Fla., who has seven catches for 48 yards and a touchdown this season.

Two other football players were injured in the incident, though not by gunshots. Freshman Derrius Dowell and reshirt freshman Reshard Langford were also treated and released from the Vanderbilt hospital emergency room. They suffered minor cuts in the incident, officials said.