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| US student quizzed over shooting | US student quizzed over shooting |
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| US police are questioning a student from Delaware State University about a campus shooting in which two other students were wounded. | US police are questioning a student from Delaware State University about a campus shooting in which two other students were wounded. |
| The student being questioned is one of two sought by police. | The student being questioned is one of two sought by police. |
| classes were cancelled for the day and students were ordered to stay inside their dormitories as police searched for the gunman. | classes were cancelled for the day and students were ordered to stay inside their dormitories as police searched for the gunman. |
| A female student is in a serious condition and a male student is said to be stable following the shooting. | A female student is in a serious condition and a male student is said to be stable following the shooting. |
| University police chief James Overton said the male student was shot in the ankle but was refusing to answer questions. | University police chief James Overton said the male student was shot in the ankle but was refusing to answer questions. |
| The female student has "potentially life-threatening" wounds, university spokesman Carlos Holmes said. | The female student has "potentially life-threatening" wounds, university spokesman Carlos Holmes said. |
| An official with the Kent County Emergency Services said the female student had been wounded in the abdomen. | |
| The two students were returning from a cafe after midnight on Thursday when they were shot, Mr Overton said. | The two students were returning from a cafe after midnight on Thursday when they were shot, Mr Overton said. |
| Between four and six shots had been fired, he added. | Between four and six shots had been fired, he added. |
| Student Alex Bishoff, 20, was in his dormitory room when he heard five gunshots. | |
| He said about 15 minutes later campus authorities told students to stay in their rooms. | |
| Students who were not on the Dover campus at the time of the shooting have been told to stay away. | |
| The university authorities said they would still provide essential services to campus residents during the lock-down. | |
| Delaware State said it had improved security procedures after the mass shooting at Virginia Tech University in April, in which 32 people died. | Delaware State said it had improved security procedures after the mass shooting at Virginia Tech University in April, in which 32 people died. |
| Virginia Tech officials were criticised for not notifying students quickly enough about that incident. | Virginia Tech officials were criticised for not notifying students quickly enough about that incident. |
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