Trial set for lawsuit over shooting on Wake Forrest campus Follow Us Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Monday, February 8, 2021 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (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.