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| Three dead in US college shooting | Three dead in US college shooting |
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| A young woman has killed two female students in a classroom in the US state of Louisiana before turning the gun on herself, police say. | A young woman has killed two female students in a classroom in the US state of Louisiana before turning the gun on herself, police say. |
| The three women were found dead in a classroom at Louisiana Technical College in Baton Rouge, by police responding to reports of gunfire. | The three women were found dead in a classroom at Louisiana Technical College in Baton Rouge, by police responding to reports of gunfire. |
| The two students were apparently killed in their seats on Friday morning, said Baton Rouge Police Sergeant Don Kelly. | The two students were apparently killed in their seats on Friday morning, said Baton Rouge Police Sergeant Don Kelly. |
| It was not immediately clear whether the killer was herself a student. | It was not immediately clear whether the killer was herself a student. |
| Police entered the campus building within minutes of receiving an emergency call reporting gunfire at around 0830 (1430 GMT). | Police entered the campus building within minutes of receiving an emergency call reporting gunfire at around 0830 (1430 GMT). |
| "There was mass pandemonium, people running," said Sgt Kelly. | "There was mass pandemonium, people running," said Sgt Kelly. |
| "One officer - the first into the classroom - told me he could still smell gunpowder." | "One officer - the first into the classroom - told me he could still smell gunpowder." |
| No other students were involved in the incident or were in any danger, he added, and the three women involved were yet to be identified. | |
| The college offers a range of courses, from childhood education and practical nursing to welding. | |
| Spate of shootings | |
| Friday's college shooting is the latest in a spate of gun-related killings in the US. | |
| In California on Thursday, a man suspected of murdering three family members shot dead and killed a Los Angeles police officer and wounded another, before himself being killed after a 12-hour siege. | |
| On the same day, a gunman burst into a Missouri council meeting and opened fire, killing five people before being shot dead by police. | |
| Also on Thursday, a gunman shot and injured his estranged wife in front of her students at an Ohio school before fleeing the scene and later shooting himself after a stand-off with police. | |
| An estimated 80 people die of gunshot wounds each day across the US, according to reports. | |
| Mass killings such as last year's Virginia Tech attacks and the 1999 Columbine High School massacre have sparked a fierce debate about gun-licence laws in the US. |