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| Northern Arizona University shooting leaves one dead and three injured | Northern Arizona University shooting leaves one dead and three injured |
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| One person has been killed and three have been injured in a shooting at Northern Arizona University. | One person has been killed and three have been injured in a shooting at Northern Arizona University. |
| A university spokesman said the gunman was in custody. | A university spokesman said the gunman was in custody. |
| #NAUAlert: Details confirmed 4 victims, 1 fatality, 3 wounded. Shooter is in custody. Situation is stabilized. Campus not on lockdown. | #NAUAlert: Details confirmed 4 victims, 1 fatality, 3 wounded. Shooter is in custody. Situation is stabilized. Campus not on lockdown. |
| The university said in a statement that the shooting took place outside Mountain View Hall on the north-east end of the Flagstaff Campus, and that the first call of shots fired came in at 1.20am local time. | The university said in a statement that the shooting took place outside Mountain View Hall on the north-east end of the Flagstaff Campus, and that the first call of shots fired came in at 1.20am local time. |
| University spokeswoman Cindy Brown said a press conference would be held at 6am local time (9am ET) giving more details. She was unable to say whether the shooter or victims had been students at this point. | University spokeswoman Cindy Brown said a press conference would be held at 6am local time (9am ET) giving more details. She was unable to say whether the shooter or victims had been students at this point. |
| Family Assistance Center has been set up in the ballroom of 1899 Bar & Grill, 307 W Dupont Ave. Long distance parents may call 928-523-0007. | |
| Local media said Mountain View Hall houses campus students involved in fraternities and sororities – the university societies named after Greek letters meant to provide students with a family-like support system. | Local media said Mountain View Hall houses campus students involved in fraternities and sororities – the university societies named after Greek letters meant to provide students with a family-like support system. |
| A lockdown on the campus was lifted after the suspected gunman was taken into custody. The public university has more than 25,000 total undergraduates. | A lockdown on the campus was lifted after the suspected gunman was taken into custody. The public university has more than 25,000 total undergraduates. |
| Student Megan Aardahl said guns were not allowed on campus. She said the university had always felt safe but she was sure security would now be stepped up. | |
| Responding to the shooting, Arizona Congressman Trent Franks was asked on CNN about arming students. “I understand that on this campus in certain circumstances that is not allowed,” he said, adding: “These shooters deliberately choose a place where they know no one can defend themselves, where they know no one is armed. I think that’s a tragedy.” | Responding to the shooting, Arizona Congressman Trent Franks was asked on CNN about arming students. “I understand that on this campus in certain circumstances that is not allowed,” he said, adding: “These shooters deliberately choose a place where they know no one can defend themselves, where they know no one is armed. I think that’s a tragedy.” |
| He said that last week’s shooting in Roseburg, Oregon, “that wasn’t stopped until the police came, who were armed”. | He said that last week’s shooting in Roseburg, Oregon, “that wasn’t stopped until the police came, who were armed”. |
| He claimed that if criminals did not have guns “they would find some mechanism to hurt people”. | He claimed that if criminals did not have guns “they would find some mechanism to hurt people”. |
| Barack Obama is visiting Roseburg on Friday to meet the victims of the shooting there, in which a gunman killed nine people and himself. | Barack Obama is visiting Roseburg on Friday to meet the victims of the shooting there, in which a gunman killed nine people and himself. |
| The Washington Post reported that the president was considering executive action to impose new background-check requirements for buyers who purchase weapons from high-volume gun dealers, citing an anonymous senior administration official. | The Washington Post reported that the president was considering executive action to impose new background-check requirements for buyers who purchase weapons from high-volume gun dealers, citing an anonymous senior administration official. |
| Referring to those in Roseburg who object to Obama’s focus on gun control since the shooting, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said: “Those individuals have nothing to fear. The fact is the president has made clear that the goal of his visit is to spend time with the families of those who are so deeply affected by this terrible tragedy.” | Referring to those in Roseburg who object to Obama’s focus on gun control since the shooting, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said: “Those individuals have nothing to fear. The fact is the president has made clear that the goal of his visit is to spend time with the families of those who are so deeply affected by this terrible tragedy.” |
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