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| Three dead in US college shooting | Three dead in US college shooting |
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| A nursing student has killed two fellow female students in their US classroom before turning the gun on herself. | A nursing student has killed two fellow female students in their US classroom before turning the gun on herself. |
| The 23-year-old shot her victims in front of horrified classmates at the Louisiana Technical College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. | The 23-year-old shot her victims in front of horrified classmates at the Louisiana Technical College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. |
| Students ran from the room, many crying, witnesses said, but no-one else was injured in the incident. | |
| Friday morning's shooting is the latest in a spate of gun-related killings in the US. | Friday morning's shooting is the latest in a spate of gun-related killings in the US. |
| 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 Baton Rouge Police Sergeant Don Kelly. | "There was mass pandemonium, people running," said Baton Rouge Police Sergeant Don 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 motive for the killings was immediately apparent, and the names of the three women were being withheld until next of kin could be notified. | No motive for the killings was immediately apparent, and the names of the three women were being withheld until next of kin could be notified. |
| The college offers a range of vocational courses, from childhood education and practical nursing to welding. | The college offers a range of vocational courses, from childhood education and practical nursing to welding. |
| Spate of shootings | Spate of shootings |
| In California on Thursday, a man suspected of murdering three family members shot dead a Los Angeles police officer and wounded another, before himself being killed after a 12-hour siege. | In California on Thursday, a man suspected of murdering three family members shot dead 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. | 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 man stabbed his estranged wife in front of her class at an Ohio school before fleeing the scene, stabbing another woman, and later shooting himself after a stand-off with police. | Also on Thursday, a man stabbed his estranged wife in front of her class at an Ohio school before fleeing the scene, stabbing another woman, and later shooting himself after a stand-off with police. |
| Both women survived. | Both women survived. |
| An estimated 80 people die of gunshot wounds each day across the US, according to reports. | 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. | 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. |
| Last April, a student with a history of mental illness killed 32 people at Virginia Tech university before committing suicide in the worst shooting rampage in modern American history. | Last April, a student with a history of mental illness killed 32 people at Virginia Tech university before committing suicide in the worst shooting rampage in modern American history. |