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| Deadly shooting at Seattle university | Deadly shooting at Seattle university |
| (about 3 hours later) | |
| A man has died after a gunman shot four people on the campus of | 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 student acting as a hall monitor subdued him with pepper spray as he tried to reload, 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. | 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 afternoon shooting came a week before the end of the school year. The university locked down its campus for several hours and alerted | |
| students and staff to stay inside. Some students were taking final exams in | |
| the same building as the shooter. | |
| The school cancelled classes on Thursday evening and was organising a prayer service. | |
| 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 | 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. |