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A man has died after a gunman shot four people on the campus of Seattle Pacific University. A suspect was taken into custody after a student acting as a hall monitor subdued him with pepper spray as he tried to reload, police in the Washington state city said. A man has died after a gunman shot four people on the campus of
All four were taken to hospital after the shooting late on Thursday afternoon and a man aged 20 died from his injuries, police said. The other three were being treated at Harborview Medical Center: a woman with life-threatening injuries, and a man and a woman in stable condition. Seattle Pacific University. A suspect was taken into custody after a student acting as a hall monitor subdued him with pepper spray as he tried to reload, police in the Washington state city said.
Police initially said they were searching for a second suspect armed with a handgun but a short while later announced they were not looking for anyone else. All four were taken to hospital after the shooting late on Thursday afternoon and a man aged 20 died from his injuries, police said. The other three were being treated at Harborview Medical Center: a woman with life-threatening injuries, and a man and a woman in stable condition.
About 4,270 students attend the private Christian university. Its 40 acre (16ha) campus is in a residential neighborhood about 10 minutes from downtown Seattle. Police initially said they were searching for a second suspect armed
The afternoon shooting came a week before the end of the school year. The university locked down its campus for several hours and alerted students and staff to stay inside. Some students were taking final exams in the same building as the shooter. with a handgun but a short while later announced they were not looking for anyone else.
About 4,270 students attend the private Christian university. Its
40 acre (16ha) campus is in a residential neighborhood about 10
minutes from downtown Seattle.
The afternoon shooting came a week before the end of the school year. The university locked down its campus for several hours and alerted
students and staff to stay inside. Some students were taking final exams in
the same building as the shooter.
The school cancelled classes on Thursday evening and was organising a prayer service.The school cancelled classes on Thursday evening and was organising a prayer service.
The incident follows a spate of recent shootings on or near college campuses.The incident follows a spate of recent shootings on or near college campuses.
Last month a gunman later identified by police as Elliot Rodger killed six people and injured seven before turning his gun on himself in a rampage in Isla Vista, California, near two universities. Last month a gunman later identified by police as Elliot Rodger killed six people and
Seven people were killed and three injured when a 43-year-old former student opened fire at a tiny Christian school, Oikos University, in Oakland, California, in 2012. A gunman killed five people and injured 18 when he opened fire in a Northern Illinois University lecture hall in 2008. injured seven before turning his gun on himself in a rampage in Isla
In 2007 32 people were fatally shot in a dorm and classroom at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, before the gunman, Seung-Hui Cho, killed himself. Vista, California, near two universities.
Seven people were killed and three injured when a 43-year-old former
student opened fire at a tiny Christian school, Oikos University, in
Oakland, California, in 2012. A gunman killed five people and injured 18
when he opened fire in a Northern Illinois University lecture hall in
2008.
In 2007 32 people were fatally shot in a dorm and classroom at Virginia
Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, before the gunman, Seung-Hui Cho, killed
himself.