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US college alert amid 'shooting' Three hurt in US college shooting
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A college in the US state of Texas is on lockdown amid reports of several people injured in a shooting. Three people have been injured in a shooting at a college in the US state of Texas, say police.
Jed Young, a spokesman for Lone Star College in the north of Houston, told CNN that two students had been wounded in cross-fire. Harris County Sheriff's official Armando Tello said a suspect was in custody after the attack at Lone Star College in the Houston-area.
He said there were two armed suspects, one of whom had also been shot and was in custody, while the other had fled. Jed Young, a spokesman for the college, told CNN that two students had been wounded in cross-fire.
He said a suspect was also injured and was in custody, while a second armed suspect had fled the campus.
The college's official Twitter account said a shooting between two individuals had taken place at about 12:30 local time (18:30 GMT) on Tuesday.
"Danger has been mitigated," said the statement. "Situation under control."
News helicopter footage showed ambulances at the scene and police swarming over the campus.News helicopter footage showed ambulances at the scene and police swarming over the campus.
Mr Young said that while a second suspect was sought, "the situation was under control".
A spokesman for the nearby Ben Taub General Hospital in Harris County told the BBC that two casualties had been admitted to that facility.A spokesman for the nearby Ben Taub General Hospital in Harris County told the BBC that two casualties had been admitted to that facility.
Local broadcaster KHOU reported that police were searching a wooded area nearby for a potential suspect. Local broadcaster KHOU reported that police were searching a wooded area nearby.
Amanda Vasquez told KPRC television that she believed the shots had been fired in a hallway. Amanda Vasquez, a student, told KPRC television she believed the gunfire had rung out in a hallway.
"They sounded very close, the shots. Five or six gunshots," she said. "They sounded very close, the shots. Five or six gunshots," she said. "I just ducked under the table as fast as I could and hoped for the best.
"I just ducked under the table as fast as I could and hoped for the best. I saw one of the shooters when he was already under police control." "I saw one of the shooters when he was already under police control."
The campus, about 20 miles (32km) north of Houston, has some 18,000 students.