The Latest: Chief: Police came in minutes to campus shooting
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at a North Carolina university campus (all times local):
9 p.m.
A North Carolina university police chief says officers arrived within minutes to the room in a campus building where a shooting happened, disarming the gunman.
University of North Carolina-Charlotte Police Chief Jeff Baker said that a call came in at 4:40 p.m. Tuesday that a suspect armed with a pistol had shot several students.
Baker said officers were able to apprehend and disarm the suspect in the room where it happened. He declined to release the suspect's name.
Baker says his officers saved lives with their speed.
He said two people were killed, and three remained in critical condition. He said a fourth person's injuries were less serious.
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7:50 p.m.
Police say a suspect is in custody in a fatal campus shooting that killed two people and injured four.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said in a statement on Twitter Tuesday evening that one person is in custody and no one else is believed to be involved.
Police at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte were going through campus buildings to tell anyone still sheltering in place that the scene is secure.
The Mecklenburg Emergency Medical Services Agency has said two people were found dead at the scene, two others have life-threatening injuries and two others have injuries that are not life-threatening.
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7 p.m.
Emergency medical officials say two people are dead and four injured in a shooting at a North Carolina university.
Mecklenburg Emergency Medical Services Agency said on Twitter that two people were found dead at the scene, two others have life-threatening injuries and two others have injuries that are not life-threatening.
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