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Deadly shooting at Seattle university | |
(about 1 hour later) | |
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 security guard subdued him with pepper spray, police in the Washington state city said. | |
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. | |
Police initially said they were searching for a second suspect armed | 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. | 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 | About 4,270 students attend the private Christian university. Its |
40 acre (16ha) campus is in a residential neighborhood about 10 | 40 acre (16ha) campus is in a residential neighborhood about 10 |
minutes from downtown Seattle. | minutes from downtown Seattle. |
The university posted online that "the campus is in lockdown due to a | The university posted online that "the campus is in lockdown due to a |
shooting near Otto Miller Hall". A woman who answered the phone at the | shooting near Otto Miller Hall". A woman who answered the phone at the |
school's security office quickly disconnected, saying no one could talk. | school's security office quickly disconnected, saying no one could talk. |
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 | injured seven before turning his gun on himself in a rampage in Isla |
Vista, California, near two universities. | Vista, California, near two universities. |
Seven people were killed and three injured when a 43-year-old former | Seven people were killed and three injured when a 43-year-old former |
student opened fire at a tiny Christian school, Oikos University, in | student opened fire at a tiny Christian school, Oikos University, in |
Oakland, California, in 2012. A gunman killed five people and injured 18 | Oakland, California, in 2012. A gunman killed five people and injured 18 |
when he opened fire in a Northern Illinois University lecture hall in | when he opened fire in a Northern Illinois University lecture hall in |
2008. | 2008. |
In 2007 32 people were fatally shot in a dorm and classroom at Virginia | 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 | Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, before the gunman, Seung-Hui Cho, killed |
himself. | himself. |