Two dead, police hold person of interest
“They’re great and they support each other,” he said at a news conference. “There is just so much gratitude.”
The gunman opened fire in a classroom in the engineering building, firing more than 40 rounds from a 9 mm handgun, a law enforcement official told the AP. When the person was taken into custody, two handguns were seized and authorities also found two 30-round magazines, the official said.
One of the nine injured students has been released from the hospital, Paxson said. Seven others were in critical but stable condition and one was in critical condition.
Durham Academy, a private K-12 school located in Durham, North Carolina, confirmed that recent graduate Kendall Turner was seriously injured. The school said it was standing by his family.
“Our school community is rallying around Kendall, his classmates, and his loved ones, and we will continue to offer our full support in the days ahead,” the school said.
On Sunday evening (Monday AEDT), city leaders, residents and others gathered in a park to honor the victims. The event was originally planned as a Christmas tree and Hanukkah menorah lighting.
Police taped the hotel rooms where the person of interest was arrested. Credit: access point
“For those who know at least a little bit about the Hanukkah story, it’s pretty clear that there’s nothing better we could do if we could come together as a community tonight to shed some light,” Mayor Brett Smiley said at a news conference earlier in the day.
Smiley said he visited some injured students and was inspired by their courage, hope and gratitude. One of them told him that active shooter drills at the high school were helpful.
“The resilience that survivors have shown and shared with me is frankly quite impressive,” she said.
Investigators were not immediately sure how the attacker got into the first-floor classroom of the seven-story Barus & Holley building, which houses the engineering and physics faculty. According to the university’s website, the building has more than 100 laboratories and dozens of classrooms and offices.
A bouquet of flowers was left on campus near where the attack took place.Credit: access point
The building’s exterior doors are unlocked, but rooms used for final exams require ID card access, Smiley said.
Chemical engineering student Emma Ferraro was working on a final project in the lobby when she heard loud explosions. When he realized there was a gunshot, he rushed towards the door and entered a nearby building and waited for hours.
Security camera footage released by the police shows a suspect dressed in black walking away from the scene.
Former ‘Survivor’ contestant left the building
A police officer hangs yellow crime tape at the university.Credit: access point
Eva Erickson, PhD candidate who placed second on CBS’s reality competition earlier this year SurvivingHe said he left his laboratory in the engineering building 15 minutes before gunshots were heard.
Engineering and thermal science student shared intimate moments Surviving as the show’s first openly autistic contestant. He locked himself in the campus gym following the shooting and posted on social media that the only other member of his lab present had been safely evacuated.
Brown senior biochemistry student Alex Bruce was working on a final research project in a dorm across the street from the building when he heard sirens outside.
“I’m shaking here,” he said as he watched from the window as police surrounded his dormitory.
Ambulances line Hope Street at Brown University in Providence.Credit: access point
Brown, the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, is one of the nation’s most prestigious colleges with approximately 7,300 undergraduate students and more than 3,000 graduate students.
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