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| U.C.L.A. Shooting Was Murder-Suicide, Police Say | U.C.L.A. Shooting Was Murder-Suicide, Police Say |
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| Two men died in a shooting Wednesday inside a U.C.L.A. engineering building, prompting thousands of frightened students and staff members to hunker down or run for shelter as the police went door to door searching for the gunman or any more victims. | Two men died in a shooting Wednesday inside a U.C.L.A. engineering building, prompting thousands of frightened students and staff members to hunker down or run for shelter as the police went door to door searching for the gunman or any more victims. |
| Later in the day, the police said the gunman was among the dead. | Later in the day, the police said the gunman was among the dead. |
| “A homicide and a suicide occurred,” Charlie Beck, the Los Angeles police chief said. “It appears it is entirely contained. We believe there are no suspects outstanding and no continuing threat to U.C.L.A.’s campus.” | “A homicide and a suicide occurred,” Charlie Beck, the Los Angeles police chief said. “It appears it is entirely contained. We believe there are no suspects outstanding and no continuing threat to U.C.L.A.’s campus.” |
| A gun was found at the scene, and Chief Beck said, “There is evidence there that could be a suicide note.” | A gun was found at the scene, and Chief Beck said, “There is evidence there that could be a suicide note.” |
| 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 shooting took place about 10 a.m. inside a small office in the Engineering IV building, officials said. There were hundreds of people in the building at the time. | The shooting took place about 10 a.m. inside a small office in the Engineering IV building, officials said. There were hundreds of people in the building at the time. |
| The campus was placed on lockdown, with text message and email alerts sent out to students and employees telling them to shelter in place or, if they were out in the open, to find shelter. | The campus was placed on lockdown, with text message and email alerts sent out to students and employees telling them to shelter in place or, if they were out in the open, to find shelter. |
| It was not until more than two hours later that the authorities declared the situation was resolved and officials began to lift the lockdown. | It was not until more than two hours later that the authorities declared the situation was resolved and officials began to lift the lockdown. |
| Earlier, police officers went building by building, escorting groups of people out who had their hands raised. The people then knelt on the ground as officers searched their backpacks and purses for weapons. | Earlier, police officers went building by building, escorting groups of people out who had their hands raised. The people then knelt on the ground as officers searched their backpacks and purses for weapons. |
| Melanie Beecher, a first-year student, said she had reached her philosophy class shortly after receiving the first alert. | Melanie Beecher, a first-year student, said she had reached her philosophy class shortly after receiving the first alert. |
| “Immediately we barricaded the doors, blocked openings with trash cans, turned off the lights, and pulled down the blinds,” she said. Ms. Beecher called friends who had not yet arrived, telling them to stay in their dorms. | “Immediately we barricaded the doors, blocked openings with trash cans, turned off the lights, and pulled down the blinds,” she said. Ms. Beecher called friends who had not yet arrived, telling them to stay in their dorms. |
| “We have been getting frequent alerts and have been able to livestream the news,” she said. | “We have been getting frequent alerts and have been able to livestream the news,” she said. |
| The lockdown meant that any student who left a dorm room was unable to re-enter it, even with a key. | The lockdown meant that any student who left a dorm room was unable to re-enter it, even with a key. |
| “Our R.A. has instructed us to stay in our rooms no matter what,” said Izzy Gardner, a first-year student who spent the time in her room. “There are tons of rumors going around and it’s hard to determine what is true and isn’t true. People are pretty shaken up.” | “Our R.A. has instructed us to stay in our rooms no matter what,” said Izzy Gardner, a first-year student who spent the time in her room. “There are tons of rumors going around and it’s hard to determine what is true and isn’t true. People are pretty shaken up.” |
| Ceci Falktoft, another first-year student, was walking to a meeting with a professor, when she saw people running, she said. Without knowing why, she ran, too, learning about the shooting only after she asked others what was happening. | Ceci Falktoft, another first-year student, was walking to a meeting with a professor, when she saw people running, she said. Without knowing why, she ran, too, learning about the shooting only after she asked others what was happening. |
| Ms. Falktoft ran to Powell Library, where staff members handed out snacks to the many people hiding or studying there and told them they could not leave. | Ms. Falktoft ran to Powell Library, where staff members handed out snacks to the many people hiding or studying there and told them they could not leave. |
| The Los Angeles police, the university police, the F.B.I. and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives all responded to the incident. Hundreds of law enforcement officers scoured the building where the shooting occurred, and surrounding buildings. | The Los Angeles police, the university police, the F.B.I. and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives all responded to the incident. Hundreds of law enforcement officers scoured the building where the shooting occurred, and surrounding buildings. |