Three people, including one gumman, were wounded, while students tookshelter as reports of gunfire on the North Harris Campus of Lone Star College on Jan. 22 have come in.
Students at the North Harris Campus of Lone Star College, a community college in Houston, TX have taken shelter after reports of a gunman on campus on Jan. 22, CNN reports. At least two people were been seen receiving treatment from medical personnel, being moved to ambulances.
School spokesman Jed Young confirmed to CNN that three people, one suspected shooter and two seemingly unintended targets caught in a “crossfire”, were wounded during the shooting. It’s believed that the shooting was between two people. The wounded suspect is in custody, while the second gunman is on the loose, but not believed to still be on campus.
Footage from Houston, TX CNN affiliate KRPC showed a massive number of law enforcement personnel and emergency responders swarming the entrance to the campus. A spokesman for the school has confirmed that more than 10,000 students are at the school. Investigators say that the shooting happened shortly after noon.
After being asked to take shelter, video from KRPC showed the law enforcement personnel moving people from one part of the campus to another. Another CNN affiliate, KHOU, reports that the students were filing out of the library on campus. Students were seen “jogging away” from some buildings on the grounds with their hands up in the air, which CNN presumes is in response to police instruction.
One person has been transported to Houston Northwest Medical Center, spokeswoman Ashley Walton tells CNN, though she wouldn’t provide any further details about the patient.
KPRC reports that deputy constables have at least one person in custody, but they have not confirmed if that person is a suspected shooter. Investigators have said that a second suspect, an 18-to-20-year-old black male, wearing a red shirt and an Atlanta Falcons hat, fled the campus, heading north to a nearby subdivision. Deputies are actively searching for him.
A witness told KPRC that she hid underneath her desk, while she heard five or six gunshots. CNN reports that The FBI and ATF have sent agents to assist local authorities.
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