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Two killed in US university campus shooting

Injured were shifted to nearby medical facility. Two of them were reportedly being treated for life-threatening injuries. One person has been taken into custody.

By Web Desk
May 01, 2019


CAROLINA: Two people were killed and several injured in a shooting at the University of North Carolina´s Charlotte campus on Tuesday , staff and local media reported.

At least four people were injured in firing incident, who  were shifted to nearby medical facility. Two of them were reportedly being treated for life-threatening injuries. One person has been taken into custody.

While the law enforces were sweeping the affected buildings, the university tweeted.

Video, posted to twitter by  a student, shows people fleeing a campus library as police sprinted toward the building.


"Campus lockdown continues. Remain in a safe location," the emergency office said. police were "sweeping buildings" and calling on students to follow officers' instructions.

Another  image posted on Twitter  shows a door where the glass is all over the floor inside a building.