According to multiple outlets on Tuesday evening, a reported shooting at University of North Carolina, Charlotte put the campus into lockdown. Per Reuters, a suspect has since been taken into custody, but UNCC is still encouraging students to\u2026<\/b>
\nAccording to multiple outlets on Tuesday evening, a reported shooting at University of North Carolina, Charlotte put the campus into lockdown. Per Reuters, a suspect has since been taken into custody, but UNCC is still encouraging students to „secure themselves“ immediately. Officials have not said if there are any other suspects believed to be at large.
Shortly following the lockdown, Mecklenbeurg Emergency Medical Services confirmed to NBC Charlotte that two people died and at least four additional people were wounded in the shooting; two of those people have life-threatening injuries and two have non-life-threatening injuries, the news network reported.
Videos of the lockdown have since been shared to Twitter, showing students walking and running off of campus, and police running in the opposite direction of students. Helicopters can also be heard in some of the videos. There are also several images of police doing sweeps of the buildings on campus, as well as a picture of a shattered glass door in the UNCC library. If you’re concerned about coming across these videos or photos unintentionally, you might want to stay off of Twitter for the next several hours, at least.
News of the shooting was first announced by the university early on Tuesday evening, at around 6 p.m. ET, in a tweet that read, „NinerAlert: Shots reported near kennedy. Run, Hide, Fight. Secure yourself immediately. Monitor email and http:\/\/emergency.uncc.edu.“
The link, which takes you to the Emergency Management Division of Business Affairs for UNCC, confirmed an „Active Assailant Ongoing Message,“ which reminded students to stay in a safe location. According to BuzzFeed News, an unknown number of students were walking to the university stadium nearby at the time, to attend a free concert by Waka Flocka Flame. The concert was being held to celebrate the last day of classes. It’s unclear if the concert continued as planned.
As details of the tragedy unfold, there’s one truth in particular that many people have already begun to point out: how heartbreakingly common these incidents are in the United States. Shortly after news of the shooting at UNCC broke, Moms Demand Action founder Shannon Watts tweeted,
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