A wave of emotion swept across the Salisbury University campus Monday as dozens gathered for a unity walk and vigil following a violent attack that has left the community shaken.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon expelled the students in their organization who are accused of being involved in an hate crime incident in October at Salisbury University in Wicomico, a spokesperson for the national organization said Monday.

Twelve students at Salisbury University in Maryland are facing assault and hate crime charges after they allegedly targeted a man “due to his sexual preferences” and lured him to an off-campus apartment where they beat him,