Two Miles College students shot overnight appear to have been wounded during a robbery attempt, and police say the shooting happened in the same parking lot where a man was killed earlier this year.

Monday night's shooting happened just before 10 p.m. in a parking lot on 58th Street near the back of the college. While the parking lot is technically off-campus, Fairfield police Chief Nick Dyer said the lot near Stewart-Reddick Residence Hall is where many students park and often gather.

The students, ages 18 and 21 and both band members, were sitting in a vehicle when at least two armed suspects approached them and ordered them to get down, Dyer said. One of the victims got out of the vehicle and tried to run. He was then shot in the foot.

The second victim also got out to run away, and he was shot in the torso. The victims then ran to Snorton Hall, where police and paramedics arrived. Dyer said both victims are expected to recover.

The chief said the suspects were both wearing hoodies, but investigators don't know their race or any additional description at this time. He said there was recently another robbery with the same description and they are trying to determine whether the same assailants could be involved.

In February, 33-year-old Jarvaris James was killed in the same parking lot. That shooting happened about 8 p.m. on a Sunday. Miles College was put on lockdown as a precaution, but there were no students involved in that shooting.

Investigators said James was shot after he used an app to track his iPhone which had been stolen out of his car. Jamal Eatmon is charged with capital murder in that slaying.

Alicia Johnson Williams, Director of College Relations at Miles, said a curfew is in place for students this evening. They must be inside by 9 p.m., and school officials will work with Fairfield police to determine how long the curfew will remain in effect.

Dyer said detectives are tracking down leads and the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call the Fairfield Police Department at 205-786-4111.