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One killed in Arizona university shooting Two die in two US university shootings
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One person has been killed and three injured in a shooting at Northern Arizona University. Two people have died after two separate university shootings in Texas and Arizona, just hours apart.
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. One person was killed and three injured in the first shooting at Northern Arizona University early on Friday, which involved fraternity members.
Another shooting took place at a student complex near Texas Southern University, which left one person dead. Later that morning a shooting at a student complex near Texas Southern University 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. Pro-gun protests are expected to greet the president, who urged a toughening up of gun laws after nine people were killed at Umpqua Community College.
That tragedy has renewed the debate about the nation's gun laws, an issue that sharply divides the country. The suspected gunman in Flagstaff, Arizona, 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 said the three students wounded are being treated in hospital.
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 second shooting in Texas happened later on Friday morning at the University Courtyard Apartments on the edge of the Houston campus.
"This is not going to be a normal day at NAU," said the school's president, Rita Cheng. "Our hearts are heavy." One person was killed, one was wounded and a suspect is in custody, Houston police confirmed on Twitter.
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. In Arizona, the university president expressed shock at the tragedy.
"This is not going to be a normal day at NAU," said Rita Cheng. "Our hearts are heavy."
Representatives from the Delta Chi fraternity's national organisation said its members were involved in the confrontation.
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.
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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".