One person was killed in a shooting at the University of Utah where students were told to shelter after a report of shots fired near the campus on Monday.
Oct 30 (Reuters) – One person was killed in a shooting at the University of Utah where students were told to shelter in place after a report of shots fired near the campus on Monday, police said.
The university said on Twitter at about 9 p.m. local time that shots were fired at Red Butte Canyon, a research area on the east side of the school in Salt Lake City, Utah.
One person was killed, Salt Lake City Police Department said on Twitter.
Authorities were searching for a male suspect identified as Austin Boutain, 24, who was « considered armed and dangerous, » the department said.
Commuter train services were suspended near the school, local media reported. (Reporting by Brendan O’Brien in Milwaukee; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore and Michael Perry)
