Several people wounded at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, which has nearly 30,000 students
A suspect has been taken into custody
Guardian staff and agencies
Tue 30 Apr 2019 19.05 EDT Last modified on Tue 30 Apr 2019 19.56 EDT
The school said on its website the campus was on lockdown and that students and staff should ‘remain in a safe location’. Photograph: Logan Cyrus/AFP/Getty Images
A suspect opened fire at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte on Tuesday, killing two people and wounding several others before being taken into custody.
Local WBTV in Charlotte reported that two people were slain and several others struck in the gunfire that erupted at about 5.45pm near the university’s Kennedy Hall administrative building, and that one person had been taken into custody.
Two of the wounded victims sustained life-threatening injuries, according to the Mecklenburg emergency management services agency.
The suspect was not immediately identified by police, which set up a media staging area near the school. Police said no other shooters were involved.
“Run, Hide, Fight. Secure yourself immediately,” the university said on Twitter shortly before 6pm.
The school said on its website the campus was on lockdown and that students and staff should “remain in a safe location”.
Video footage posted to social media showed students evacuating campus buildings with their hands raised as police officers ran past them toward the scene of the shooting.
The university has more than 26,500 students and 3,000 faculty and staff. The campus was to host a concert at the school’s football stadium on Tuesday evening.
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