wsfurlan/iStock(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — Two people have been killed and another four injured after a shooting on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, officials told ABC News.
Two of the injured victims were treated for life-threatening injuries.
One person is now in custody, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police. There is no reason to believe anyone else is involved, officials said.
The suspected shooter is a UNCC male student, ABC affiliate WSOC-TV reported.
The university’s office of emergency management posted on Twitter that the school is on lockdown.
Officers are going room by room on campus to identify any students, faculty or others who may be sheltering in place, police said.
UNC Charlotte police and Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have established a family reunification center at the Harris Teeter at 8600 University City Blvd.
In addition to the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police, the ATF is also responding.
All events tonight at the campus have been canceled, including a scheduled Waka Flocka Flame concert. The artist posted on Instagram that he would not be performing.
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