Shooter kills one, injures 3 at US university

Published October 9, 2015
The motive for the shooting was not clear and Northern Arizona officials have not said if the dead victim was a student. — AP/File
The motive for the shooting was not clear and Northern Arizona officials have not said if the dead victim was a student. — AP/File

WASHINGTON: One person was shot dead and three others wounded at Northern Arizona University (NAU) and police have detained the suspected shooter, NAU officials said early Friday.

"Details confirmed 4 victims, 1 fatality, 3 wounded. Shooter is in custody. Situation is stabilised. Campus not on lockdown," university officials said on Twitter.

NAU is located in the city of Flagstaff in Arizona.

The motive for the shooting was not clear and Northern Arizona officials have not said if the dead victim was a student.

In an earlier Twitter message, university officials urged residents of the Mountain View Hall dormitory to stay indoors.

The deadly Arizona shooting follows the high-profile October 1 shooting rampage at Umpqua Community College in Oregon, in which a 26 year-old gunman who was an Army boot camp drop out, shot dead nine people, then committed suicide.

Read: 15 dead, 20 injured in US shooting

Opinion

Editorial

Rigging claims
Updated 04 May, 2024

Rigging claims

The PTI’s allegations are not new; most elections in Pakistan have been controversial, and it is almost a given that results will be challenged by the losing side.
Gaza’s wasteland
04 May, 2024

Gaza’s wasteland

SINCE the start of hostilities on Oct 7, Israel has put in ceaseless efforts to depopulate Gaza, and make the Strip...
Housing scams
04 May, 2024

Housing scams

THE story of illegal housing schemes in Punjab is the story of greed, corruption and plunder. Major players in these...
Under siege
Updated 03 May, 2024

Under siege

Whether through direct censorship, withholding advertising, harassment or violence, the press in Pakistan navigates a hazardous terrain.
Meddlesome ways
03 May, 2024

Meddlesome ways

AFTER this week’s proceedings in the so-called ‘meddling case’, it appears that the majority of judges...
Mass transit mess
03 May, 2024

Mass transit mess

THAT Karachi — one of the world’s largest megacities — does not have a mass transit system worth the name is ...