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2 dead following shooting at North Lake College in Texas police confirm Murder-suicide leaves 2 dead in shooting at North Lake College, Texas - police (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)
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Two people have been killed in a shooting at North Lake College, northwest of Dallas, Texas, police have confirmed. It’s understood the gunman is one of the those killed. Police are investigating an alleged murder-suicide at North Lake College, northwest of Dallas, Texas, after a gunman killed one unidentified person before turning the gun on himself.
The campus is on “intruder lockdown,” and those who are not on campus have been advised to stay away. “We have what appears to be one victim deceased & the shooter has committed suicide,” Irving Police tweeted. “There appears to be no continuing threat but police will continue to search to make the campus safe.”
According to North Lake College’s Facebook page, students are advised to “proceed with others to the nearest room and barricade and/or lock yourselves in the room,” and await further instruction from police. Irving Police confirmed three shots were fired on the campus just before noon, local time, according to media reports.
Irving Police confirmed shots were fired on the campus just before noon, local time, according to media reports. The college had been on “intruder lockdown,” and those who were not on campus were advised to stay away.  North Lake College later tweeted, however, that the “Campus is closed for the remainder of the day.”
According to the Irving Independent School District, nearby schools, Singley Academy and MacArthur High School are also on lockdown as a precaution. “All students, staff, visitors outside the campus must leave the perimeter,” the college said.
CBS DFW reports police said a white male with a buzz cut and wearing an orange tank top was seen on surveillance video with a handgun.
According to the Irving Independent School District, nearby schools, Singley Academy and MacArthur High School were also on lockdown as a precaution.
Video taken from inside the campus shows a number of armed officers searching the grounds. The video was recorded by a student at the university, who shared it with her friends via Viber to alert them to events.
One of her friends, Ujjwal Singh, shared the video on social media, with the permission of his student friend present on the campus who wished to remain anonymous.
RT spoke directly with Singh, after verifying the the video as original content, and got permission to use the footage.
CBS DFW reported police said a white male with a buzz cut and wearing an orange tank top was seen on surveillance video with a handgun.
Footage from the scene shows rows of students being evacuated from buildings with their hands behind their heads.Footage from the scene shows rows of students being evacuated from buildings with their hands behind their heads.
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