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One killed in Arizona university shooting | One killed in Arizona university shooting |
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One person has been killed and three injured in a shooting at Northern Arizona University. | One person has been killed and three injured in a shooting at Northern Arizona University. |
Police were called at 01:20 local time (08:20 GMT) after gunfire was heard in a car park outside a dormitory on the campus in Flagstaff. | Police were called at 01:20 local time (08:20 GMT) after gunfire was heard in a car park outside a dormitory on the campus in Flagstaff. |
The suspected gunman, 18-year-old Steven Jones, surrendered to officers, said police chief Greg Fowler. | The suspected gunman, 18-year-old Steven Jones, surrendered to officers, said police chief Greg Fowler. |
President Barack Obama is due in Oregon later on Friday to meet victims of another deadly college shooting. | President Barack Obama is due in Oregon later on Friday to meet victims of another deadly college shooting. |
Last week a gunman killed nine people at Umpqua Community College before taking his own life in a shootout with police. | Last week a gunman killed nine people at Umpqua Community College before taking his own life in a shootout with police. |
That tragedy has renewed the debate about the nation's gun laws, an issue that sharply divides the country. | That tragedy has renewed the debate about the nation's gun laws, an issue that sharply divides the country. |
Authorities do not know how the confrontation in the latest incident in Flagstaff began. All four victims and the gunman are students. | Authorities do not know how the confrontation in the latest incident in Flagstaff began. All four victims and the gunman are students. |
"This is not going to be a normal day at NAU," said the school's president, Rita Cheng. "Our hearts are heavy." | |
She called the incident "isolated" and "unprecedented". Classes are still on for Friday. | |
Representatives from the Delta Chi fraternity's national organisation said its members were involved in the confrontation but did not have information about the victims. | |
Maria Gonzalez, a student at Northern Arizona University, said that she initially thought that she was hearing fireworks. | Maria Gonzalez, a student at Northern Arizona University, said that she initially thought that she was hearing fireworks. |
"I was studying for an exam so I looked out the window and see two people running, and that's when I realised they weren't fireworks they were actually gunshots," she said. | "I was studying for an exam so I looked out the window and see two people running, and that's when I realised they weren't fireworks they were actually gunshots," she said. |
"How am I supposed to feel safe where I'm learning?" | "How am I supposed to feel safe where I'm learning?" |
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The Mountain View Hall dormitory where the shooting took place houses the "majority" of students participating in fraternities and sororities, according to the school website. | The Mountain View Hall dormitory where the shooting took place houses the "majority" of students participating in fraternities and sororities, according to the school website. |
Arizona law prohibits guns from being carried on campus, but they are permitted inside of a locked vehicle. | Arizona law prohibits guns from being carried on campus, but they are permitted inside of a locked vehicle. |
Arizona Senator John McCain released a statement to say that he is praying for all those "impacted by this terrible tragedy". | Arizona Senator John McCain released a statement to say that he is praying for all those "impacted by this terrible tragedy". |