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| U.C.L.A. Shooting Leaves 2 Dead | U.C.L.A. Shooting Leaves 2 Dead |
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| Two people were killed Wednesday in a shooting at a U.C.L.A. engineering building, the university said, and the police were sweeping the building, looking for a gunman. | Two people were killed Wednesday in a shooting at a U.C.L.A. engineering building, the university said, and the police were sweeping the building, looking for a gunman. |
| Little information was available about the victims, the police said. It is unknown if they were students, employees or visitors. | Little information was available about the victims, the police said. It is unknown if they were students, employees or visitors. |
| The U.C.L.A. police chief, James Herren, said at a news conference that the police were investigating the possibility that one of the dead was the gunman. “It is certainly possible that one of the victims is a shooter,” he said. | The U.C.L.A. police chief, James Herren, said at a news conference that the police were investigating the possibility that one of the dead was the gunman. “It is certainly possible that one of the victims is a shooter,” he said. |
| Chief Herren said that the police would continue to search until officers knew that the campus was safe. | Chief Herren said that the police would continue to search until officers knew that the campus was safe. |
| The shooting took place inside the university’s Engineering IV building, Chief Herren said. | The shooting took place inside the university’s Engineering IV building, Chief Herren said. |
| “Police are on the scene,” a statement from the university said. “The campus is on lockdown. People are being asked to shelter in place.” | “Police are on the scene,” a statement from the university said. “The campus is on lockdown. People are being asked to shelter in place.” |
| The suspect was described as a white male dressed in black, law enforcement officials said. | The suspect was described as a white male dressed in black, law enforcement officials said. |
| Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives were en route to the scene, the agency said. | Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives were en route to the scene, the agency said. |
| The gunman was wearing a black jacket and black pants, the student newspaper, The Daily Bruin, reported, citing the police. | |
| The Daily Bruin reported that many professors had been asked by administrators to cancel classes in the next few hours. | The Daily Bruin reported that many professors had been asked by administrators to cancel classes in the next few hours. |
| Police officers cleared the building of students and staff members as they searched the building. Students could be seen coming out one by one, ordered to kneel as officers searched both them and their backpacks. |