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| Fatalities in California university shooting | Fatalities in California university shooting |
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| A number of people have been killed and several injured in a shooting at a university in California, police say. | A number of people have been killed and several injured in a shooting at a university in California, police say. |
| TV footage showed wounded people emerging from buildings at Oikos University in the city of Oakland. | TV footage showed wounded people emerging from buildings at Oikos University in the city of Oakland. |
| Police and armed response teams have surrounded the buildings, and a suspect has been detained. A nearby hospital said it was treating four victims. | |
| Oikos University is a private religious institution offering courses in theology, music and nursing. | Oikos University is a private religious institution offering courses in theology, music and nursing. |
| The Associated Press news agency is quoting law enforcement sources as saying five people are dead. | |
| Johnna Watson, of Oakland Police, said: "We know this to be a Korean college. A gunman came in to the college and fired multiple shots. | |
| "We do have fatalities, I cannot confirm the number of fatalities we have at this time. We additionally have victims who have suffered from gunshot wounds." | "We do have fatalities, I cannot confirm the number of fatalities we have at this time. We additionally have victims who have suffered from gunshot wounds." |
| Ms Watson added that medical services as well as police were at the scene. | Ms Watson added that medical services as well as police were at the scene. |
| The Oakland Fire Department says it was first notified of the shooting at about 10:50 local time (18:50 GMT). | The Oakland Fire Department says it was first notified of the shooting at about 10:50 local time (18:50 GMT). |
| One witness, Brian Snow, told local news station KGO-TV: "One of the people who was inside the building, she was saying there is a crazy guy inside. | |
| "She did say someone got shot in the chest right next to her before she got taken off in an ambulance." | |
| A police officer at the scene told reporters the gunman had not been identified. | |
| Reports described the suspect as a Korean man in his 40s, with heavy build and wearing khaki clothes. | Reports described the suspect as a Korean man in his 40s, with heavy build and wearing khaki clothes. |
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