University of North Carolina faculty member is killed in campus shooting, and a suspect is in custody, school says,
A suspect is in custody after a shooting at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Monday afternoon left a faculty member dead and prompted students and others to shelter in place for hours as police looked for the gunman, school officials said.
Shots were reported fired at 1:02 p.m. ET at the school’s Caudill Laboratories, and a suspect was taken into custody shortly after 2:30 p.m., Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz said at a Monday evening news conference.
A suspect was captured about an hour and a half after the shooting at Caudill Laboratories, and an all-clear alert was issued for the campus about two hours after that.
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No other injuries were reported, schools officials said at a briefing Monday afternoon.
"I am devastated and saddened by today’s shooting in one of our campus buildings, a place where we conduct our important work of teaching, mentoring and research every day, UNC Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz said in a letter to the university community. "
"This shooting damages the trust and safety that we so often for granted on our campus. We will work to rebuild that trust and safety."
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