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| UCLA murder-suicide shooting leaves two dead on campus | UCLA murder-suicide shooting leaves two dead on campus |
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| A gunman killed a man before turning the gun on himself in a murder-suicide that prompted thousands of students to barricade themselves in classrooms at the University of California, Los Angeles. | A gunman killed a man before turning the gun on himself in a murder-suicide that prompted thousands of students to barricade themselves in classrooms at the University of California, Los Angeles. |
| The shooter opened fire in an office in an engineering building just before 10am on Wednesday, triggering a campus lockdown and citywide tactical alert by police, who responded with helicopters, Swat teams and armored vehicles. | The shooter opened fire in an office in an engineering building just before 10am on Wednesday, triggering a campus lockdown and citywide tactical alert by police, who responded with helicopters, Swat teams and armored vehicles. |
| Several media outlets identified the victim as William Klug, 39, an associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering. Colleagues paid tribute to the father of two as a talented academic and generous colleague. | |
| A reporter for the radio station KNX quoted a law enforcement source saying the shooter was a student upset about his grades. | |
| The gunman killed the victim, then himself, Los Angeles police department chief Charlie Beck said during a news conference. “The method of suicide is gunshot wound. Many many questions are unanswered at this point ... there is evidence there that could be a suicide note.” | The gunman killed the victim, then himself, Los Angeles police department chief Charlie Beck said during a news conference. “The method of suicide is gunshot wound. Many many questions are unanswered at this point ... there is evidence there that could be a suicide note.” |
| Authorities did not immediately identify the two dead men or cite a possible motive. | Authorities did not immediately identify the two dead men or cite a possible motive. |
| Hours after the incident, hundreds of law enforcers from the campus police, LAPD, FBI and Santa Monica continued to scour the area but the emergency was over, Beck said. “The campus is now safe.” | Hours after the incident, hundreds of law enforcers from the campus police, LAPD, FBI and Santa Monica continued to scour the area but the emergency was over, Beck said. “The campus is now safe.” |
| Andy Neiman, an LAPD spokesman, invoked mass shootings elsewhere to explain the massive response. “In this day and age … we would much rather respond in an abundance of caution.” | Andy Neiman, an LAPD spokesman, invoked mass shootings elsewhere to explain the massive response. “In this day and age … we would much rather respond in an abundance of caution.” |
| Josh Earnest, a White House spokesman, said Barack Obama was informed of the shooting aboard Air Force One, a sign of the alarm and political sensitivity over gun violence. | Josh Earnest, a White House spokesman, said Barack Obama was informed of the shooting aboard Air Force One, a sign of the alarm and political sensitivity over gun violence. |
| The campus alert sounded when students reported hearing gunshots in the Engineering IV building near Boelter Hall. A 911 call activated campus police, the force’s chief, James Herren, said at a news conference. | The campus alert sounded when students reported hearing gunshots in the Engineering IV building near Boelter Hall. A 911 call activated campus police, the force’s chief, James Herren, said at a news conference. |
| “We immediately put out a Bruin alert – that’s our campus alert notification system – to advise all of those in our campus community of an incident that occurred that could be dangerous to them. And we requested them to stay out of the area.” | “We immediately put out a Bruin alert – that’s our campus alert notification system – to advise all of those in our campus community of an incident that occurred that could be dangerous to them. And we requested them to stay out of the area.” |
| Students and staff hid and barricaded themselves in classrooms and offices. Some posted images on social media of doors secured with belts and makeshift barricades. “Using my belt to lock the door down,” tweeted Carrie Rapaport. | Students and staff hid and barricaded themselves in classrooms and offices. Some posted images on social media of doors secured with belts and makeshift barricades. “Using my belt to lock the door down,” tweeted Carrie Rapaport. |
| Using my belt to lock the door down. #UCLA #activeshooter pic.twitter.com/XIxm0uWIe3 | Using my belt to lock the door down. #UCLA #activeshooter pic.twitter.com/XIxm0uWIe3 |
| She chided those who ignored her tweet warning against phoning. “I said DO NOT CALL.” | She chided those who ignored her tweet warning against phoning. “I said DO NOT CALL.” |
| Many of those barricaded communicated with reporters and friends only via text in accordance with UCLA protocol advising against speaking on phones during certain emergencies. | Many of those barricaded communicated with reporters and friends only via text in accordance with UCLA protocol advising against speaking on phones during certain emergencies. |
| Helicopter news footage showed other students filing out, some running, with hands raised over their heads. Heavily armed police directed and searched them. | Helicopter news footage showed other students filing out, some running, with hands raised over their heads. Heavily armed police directed and searched them. |
| The campus newspaper the Daily Bruin tweeted that the shooter was wearing a black jacket and black pants. The newspaper’s site briefly crashed from traffic overload. | The campus newspaper the Daily Bruin tweeted that the shooter was wearing a black jacket and black pants. The newspaper’s site briefly crashed from traffic overload. |
| A law enforcement source told the Los Angeles Times that, based on the appearances of the deceased, police believed that a man young enough to be a student shot a professor, then turned the gun on himself. | A law enforcement source told the Los Angeles Times that, based on the appearances of the deceased, police believed that a man young enough to be a student shot a professor, then turned the gun on himself. |
| University authorities lifted the lockdown at 12.05pm and cancelled classes for the rest of the day. | University authorities lifted the lockdown at 12.05pm and cancelled classes for the rest of the day. |