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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. |
| Another shooting took place at a student complex near Texas Southern University, which left one person dead. | |
| 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. |
| The suspected gunman in the latest incident in Flagstaff is 18-year-old student Steven Jones, who surrendered to police. | The suspected gunman in the latest incident in Flagstaff is 18-year-old student Steven Jones, who surrendered to police. |
| The university has identified the student who died as Colin Brough and it said the three students wounded are being treated at Flagstaff Medical Center. | The university has identified the student who died as Colin Brough and it said the three students wounded are being treated at Flagstaff Medical Center. |
| "This is not going to be a normal day at NAU," said the school's president, Rita Cheng. "Our hearts are heavy." | "This is not going to be a normal day at NAU," said the school's president, Rita Cheng. "Our hearts are heavy." |
| 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. | 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?" |
| The second shooting in Texas happened later on Friday morning at the University Courtyard Apartments on the edge of the Houston campus. | |
| Police said one person was killed and another arrested. | |
| US school shootings - in-depth | US school shootings - in-depth |
| How common are college shootings? - A look at the statistics | How common are college shootings? - A look at the statistics |
| Why gun laws won't change - Why President Obama is powerless to change the US | Why gun laws won't change - Why President Obama is powerless to change the US |
| Obama's frustration - He tells the BBC inaction on gun laws is a great regret of his presidency | Obama's frustration - He tells the BBC inaction on gun laws is a great regret of his presidency |
| "Routine" US gun violence - How much gun crime has there been in the US in 2015 so far? | "Routine" US gun violence - How much gun crime has there been in the US in 2015 so far? |
| 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". |