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| US student disarms Seattle university killer gunman | US student disarms Seattle university killer gunman |
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| Police in the American city of Seattle have praised the bravery of a student for disarming a gunman who had killed one person and wounded three others. | Police in the American city of Seattle have praised the bravery of a student for disarming a gunman who had killed one person and wounded three others. |
| Jon Meis, 22, overcame the gunman at Seattle Pacific University as he tried to reload, police said. Pepper spray was used to subdue the attacker. | |
| Police said the actions of Mr Meis, and others who came to his aid, prevented a more serious tragedy. | |
| The gun suspect has been named as Aaron Ybarra, 26, who is in custody. | The gun suspect has been named as Aaron Ybarra, 26, who is in custody. |
| Police say he is being investigated for murder. They say he was not a student at the university and was believed to have been acting alone. | Police say he is being investigated for murder. They say he was not a student at the university and was believed to have been acting alone. |
| He is reported to have been carrying a shotgun and a knife before opening fire after walking into the foyer of the university. | He is reported to have been carrying a shotgun and a knife before opening fire after walking into the foyer of the university. |
| "But for the great response at Seattle Pacific University (SPU) this incident might have been much more tragic," Seattle police spokesman Paul McDonagh told a news conference. | "But for the great response at Seattle Pacific University (SPU) this incident might have been much more tragic," Seattle police spokesman Paul McDonagh told a news conference. |
| Mr Meis is said to be an electric engineering student who was not injured in the shooting. | |
| "He is a hero," fellow student Matt Garcia wrote on Twitter. "I'm proud of [his] selfless actions." | |
| SPU President Daniel Martin told the Seattle Times that the students who overpowered the gunman "acted without regard to their own safety on behalf of others". | SPU President Daniel Martin told the Seattle Times that the students who overpowered the gunman "acted without regard to their own safety on behalf of others". |
| "We are a community and we care for others," Mr Martin was quoted as saying. "Those that were involved did just that." | "We are a community and we care for others," Mr Martin was quoted as saying. "Those that were involved did just that." |
| He said that students and university personnel have procedures in place for when a shooting occurs, which was one reason why the gunman was subdued so quickly. | He said that students and university personnel have procedures in place for when a shooting occurs, which was one reason why the gunman was subdued so quickly. |
| Hospital officials in the Washington state city said the person killed was a man in his 20s. A woman is also in a very serious condition with a gunshot wound to her upper body. | Hospital officials in the Washington state city said the person killed was a man in his 20s. A woman is also in a very serious condition with a gunshot wound to her upper body. |
| The other two injuries were sustained by men in their 20s. One is in a stable condition and the other has minor wounds to the abdomen. | The other two injuries were sustained by men in their 20s. One is in a stable condition and the other has minor wounds to the abdomen. |
| In a statement, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray referred to previous fatal shootings in the city and added: "Once again the epidemic of gun violence has come to Seattle, the epidemic of gun violence that is haunting this nation." | In a statement, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray referred to previous fatal shootings in the city and added: "Once again the epidemic of gun violence has come to Seattle, the epidemic of gun violence that is haunting this nation." |
| SPU is a privately run Christian university which has about 4,270 undergraduate and graduate students inside a 40-acre campus about 10 minutes from central Seattle. | SPU is a privately run Christian university which has about 4,270 undergraduate and graduate students inside a 40-acre campus about 10 minutes from central Seattle. |
| The US has recently suffered a spate of shootings in or near colleges. | The US has recently suffered a spate of shootings in or near colleges. |