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2 killed in UCLA shooting, campus on lockdown | 2 killed in UCLA shooting, campus on lockdown |
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There has been a shooting at the University of California at Los Angeles, university officials confirmed. The shooting occurred in the school’s Engineering 4 building, according to the campus alert system. Two people are dead, UCLA has confirmed. | There has been a shooting at the University of California at Los Angeles, university officials confirmed. The shooting occurred in the school’s Engineering 4 building, according to the campus alert system. Two people are dead, UCLA has confirmed. |
The Los Angeles Police Department said that the two victims were men who were found dead inside the engineering building. | |
“It is certainly possible that one of the victims is the shooter, but we don’t know that,” UCLA Police Chief James Herren told reporters. | |
Police arrived on the scene around 10:00 a.m. local time. University officials told students observe a campus-wide lockdown. | Police arrived on the scene around 10:00 a.m. local time. University officials told students observe a campus-wide lockdown. |
The shooter was described as a white male standing at about 6 feet tall, according to the Daily Bruin, a UCLA student newspaper. | The shooter was described as a white male standing at about 6 feet tall, according to the Daily Bruin, a UCLA student newspaper. |
Police reported that the shooter is wearing a black jacket and black pants. | Police reported that the shooter is wearing a black jacket and black pants. |
Aerial video showed several ambulances on campus, and at least one person could be seen being loaded into an ambulance on a stretcher. | Aerial video showed several ambulances on campus, and at least one person could be seen being loaded into an ambulance on a stretcher. |
It is not clear if the shooter remains at large. A SWAT team could be seen doing a sweep of the campus, going from building to building and door to door in search of the shooter, however. | It is not clear if the shooter remains at large. A SWAT team could be seen doing a sweep of the campus, going from building to building and door to door in search of the shooter, however. |
The Los Angeles Police Department was put on a city-wide tactical alert. Agents from the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) are at the scene. | The Los Angeles Police Department was put on a city-wide tactical alert. Agents from the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) are at the scene. |
Several schools surrounding the UCLA campus have been placed on lockdown as well. | Several schools surrounding the UCLA campus have been placed on lockdown as well. |