01-21-2014, 03:48 PM
Shooting at Purdue University in Indiana today; 1 Dead, 1 in Custody
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Gunfire erupted Tuesday on Purdue University's West Lafayette campus, killing one person and prompting a large police response at the campus, officials told Fox News. Authorities said they have a suspect in police custody.
Neither the suspect or the victim were immediately identified, but the suspect's intention was shooting the victim inside the Electrical Engineering Building, police said at an afternoon press conference. There was an all clear issued on the campus.
Police set up a mobile command across from where the reported shooting occurred. However, all other buildings are now clear on the school's campus, WTHR.com reported.
A spokeswoman from the school told Fox News that there is no other threat on campus and tweeted, "The EE building remains closed by police, other campus buildings are now open & the shelter in place order has been lifted."
Details of the shooting remain murky. School officials would only confirm the individual in police custody.
Television footage from the scene shows a fire truck and several law enforcement vehicles around the building. The building is in the middle of campus and across from the administration building housing President Mitch Daniels’ office.
It's being reported that a male was removed from the building with his hands behind his back..
Source:
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/01/21/1-p...niversity/
Gunfire erupted Tuesday on Purdue University's West Lafayette campus, killing one person and prompting a large police response at the campus, officials told Fox News. Authorities said they have a suspect in police custody.
Neither the suspect or the victim were immediately identified, but the suspect's intention was shooting the victim inside the Electrical Engineering Building, police said at an afternoon press conference. There was an all clear issued on the campus.
Police set up a mobile command across from where the reported shooting occurred. However, all other buildings are now clear on the school's campus, WTHR.com reported.
A spokeswoman from the school told Fox News that there is no other threat on campus and tweeted, "The EE building remains closed by police, other campus buildings are now open & the shelter in place order has been lifted."
Details of the shooting remain murky. School officials would only confirm the individual in police custody.
Television footage from the scene shows a fire truck and several law enforcement vehicles around the building. The building is in the middle of campus and across from the administration building housing President Mitch Daniels’ office.
It's being reported that a male was removed from the building with his hands behind his back..
Source:
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/01/21/1-p...niversity/