Multiple people have reportedly been shot at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Although a male suspect is reportedly in custody, the campus is still on lockdown.
WSOC-TV reported that officials say at least two are dead and four injured.
https://twitter.com/wsoctv/status/1123359208487956480
At least three people are at the hospital, per local reports.
Two people are said to have sustained life-threatening injuries, while two others suffered non-life threatening injuries. The suspect, early reports say, is a student. Multiple media outlets and reporters are now identifying the suspect as 22-year-old Trystan Andrew Terrell, a history student.
Video shared by local news outlet WCNC appeared to show an individual in handcuffs.
SWAT was reportedly deployed to engage a “barricaded suspect” on Tuesday evening.
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A mass casualty bus also responded to the scene.
An alert was sent out from the university’s Office of Emergency Management, advising students to “Run, Hide, Fight” and “[s]ecure [themselves] immediately.”
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney has reportedly arrived on scene. The situation is described as “still very active.”
https://twitter.com/lizfosterWSOC9/status/1123353889863081989
A student-family reunification area has been established.
Meanwhile, another alert from the school reports that law enforcement is “individually sweeping buildings on campus.”
This is a developing story.
[Image via WSOC screengrab]
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