Thread: Officials: 1 dead, 3 wounded in university shooting in Ariz.

Officials: 1 dead, 3 wounded in university shooting in Ariz.

4:42 AM, Oct 9, 2015
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Officials say one person was killed and three others were wounded in an early morning shooting at Northern Arizona University.

NAU tweeted out that the suspect, identified as 18-year-old Steven Jones, is in custody.

Flagstaff Police Chief Greg Fowler said Jones opened fire during a fight between two student groups. A freshman student was killed, and three other male students were hurt. Their current conditions are unclear.

The shooting occurred in a parking lot outside Mountainview Hall dormitory on the northeast side of the Flagstaff campus.

School officials say classes will go on as scheduled today.

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Campus Shooting Came After Fight Between Two Groups of Students

• By MEGHAN KENEALLY

Oct 9, 2015, 11:37 AM ET

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A fight that broke out between two groups of students at Northern Arizona University’s Flagstaff campus left one person dead and three hospitalized after one of the students shot the others with a handgun.

The shooter has been identified as Steven Jones, an 18-year-old freshman at the school, who has been taken into custody by campus police, according to NAU police chief Greg Fowler.

Colin Brough has been identified by the school as the student who was killed in the incident, and Nicholas Prato, Kyle Zientek and Nicholas Piring were named as the individuals who were shot but are being treated at Flagstaff Medical Center.

Fowler said that the altercation started at 1:20 a.m. when "several of our students, two separate student groups got into a confrontation."
Campus police arrived at the scene and apprehended Jones "without further trouble," Fowler said.

It is unclear what sparked the shooting, which took place near Mountain View Hall, a dormitory that houses most of the campus' students involved in Greek organizations.

Fowler said that none of the violence happened inside any residence halls.

Fowler said that the school's alert messaging was sent out "rather quickly," but a student who was in the audience at the new conference this morning told Fowler that he received the text alert at 2:52 a.m., more than an hour and a half after the shooting. Fowler said that "sometimes it takes us a little bit of time to stabilize the information" but added that the text was "a precautionary measure" as opposed to one telling students to actively take cover.

Fowler noted that the Arizona Board of Regents prohibits students form carrying guns around campus but students are allowed to store them in their car.

The state school's Flagstaff campus has more than 20,000 students enrolled.

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., released the following statement this morning:

"My thoughts and prayers are with families of the person who was killed and the three others who were wounded in the horrific shooting on the campus of Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff early this morning. I appreciate the efforts of all state and local law enforcement officials, first-responders and school administrators, and continue to pray for the recovery of the injured, as well as all those in the NAU community who have been impacted by this terrible tragedy."

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Freshman Colin Brough was killed in the shooting.

OCT 9 2015, 2:45 PM ET

1 Dead, 1 Wounded in Shooting Near Texas Southern University

by JOSE DIEPPA, CHRIS ESSNER and MATTHEW GRIMSON

One person was killed and another wounded in a shooting near Texas Southern University on Thursday, police said.

The shooting occurred around 11:30 a.m. CT near the university's student housing complex, police said, and a possible suspect had been detained.

The deceased was taken to a hospital in a critical condition and later died, NBC affiliate KPRC reported.

The campus was placed on lockdown and classes had been cancelled for the day.

It is the second shooting at TSU this week. On Tuesday, a man was shot in the abdomen on a roadway the leads through the university. He was hospitalized in serious but stable condition.

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Texas Southern University has about 10,000 students.
This is a developing news story. Please check back for updates.

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