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| Two people injured in shooting incident at UCLA campus | |
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| Police in Los Angeles say two people have been injured in a shooting incident at the UCLA campus, which was locked down this morning following reports of a “possible shooter” at Boelter Hall, part of the university's school of engineering. Students and staff received a text alert shortly before 10am saying there had been a shooting and advising them to go to a secure location. | |
| UCLA college newspaper The Daily Bruin reported that the shooter was a white male of around six foot, wearing a black jacket and black trousers, according to police. The university confirmed that there were two victims, whose conditions remain unknown. | |
| Police were at the scene in the city's Westwood neighbourhood and people were asked to shelter in place as officers searched for the gunman. Local news station KTLA reported that a SWAT team was seen on campus, as well as several ambulances and fire trucks. Helicopter news footage showed a line of students being led from building with their hands over their heads. | |
| UCLA student Carrie Rapaport said she was on lockdown in a room on campus with fellow students and had used her belt to lock the door. "Right now, we're all sitting in the dark quietly, she wrote. | |
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