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Deadly shooting at US university Charges in US university shooting
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A woman has opened fire at a university in the southern US state of Alabama, killing three people and wounding at least three more, officials have said. A biology professor denied a job promotion has been charged with murder after a shooting at a southern US university left three people dead.
She was apprehended outside a science building at the University of Alabama's Huntsville campus, shortly after firing on people at a biology faculty meeting. Amy Bishop was apprehended outside a science building at the University of Alabama's Huntsville campus after opening fire at a faculty meeting.
University spokesman Ray Garner said the three killed were the head of department and two other professors. She could face the death penalty if convicted, officials said. Reports said her husband was also being questioned.
US educational sites have seen numerous fatal shooting attacks in recent years.US educational sites have seen numerous fatal shooting attacks in recent years.
The most serious occurred at Virginia Tech University in 2007, when a student killed 32 people before turning the gun on himself.The most serious occurred at Virginia Tech University in 2007, when a student killed 32 people before turning the gun on himself.
Local television station WAFF, quoting a police official, said the woman detained after Friday's shootings was a faculty member. Harvard-educated
The Huntsville campus in northern Alabama has about 7,500 students Local media reports in Huntsville say the shooting happened after Prof Bishop found out she had been denied academic tenure, which guarantees job security.
She has not yet been named and no charges have yet been filed. Advertisement
The university has posted a message on its website saying it has been confirmed that no students were involved in the incident. University officials said no students were involved
"There has been a shooting on campus. The shooter has been apprehended. The campus is closed tonight. Everyone is encouraged to go home," it said. University spokesman Ray Garner said the three killed were the head of department and two other professors. No students were harmed in the incident.
There was still a heavy police presence on campus Friday night, with police tape cordoning off the main entrance to the university.
Two of the three injured, also biology department members, are said to be in a critical condition in hospital. The third was reportedly in a "fair" condition.Two of the three injured, also biology department members, are said to be in a critical condition in hospital. The third was reportedly in a "fair" condition.
The Huntsville campus in northern Alabama has about 7,500 students.The Huntsville campus in northern Alabama has about 7,500 students.
Prof Bishop is a neurobiologist who studied at Harvard University. She had joined the biology faculty as an assistant professor in 2003.
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