A shooting that killed two and wounded four at a North Carolina university left students scrambling for shelter and prompted fresh calls for ways to keep campuses safe…
CHARLOTTE, N. C. — A shooting that killed two and wounded four at a North Carolina university left students scrambling for shelter and prompted fresh calls for ways to keep campuses safe.
A vigil was planned for Wednesday on the campus of the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, where the shooting on Tuesday upended the last day of class. The governor vowed a hard look at what happened in order to prevent future shootings.
« A student should not have to fear for his or her life when they are on our campuses, » Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, told reporters. « Parents should not have to worry about their students when they send them off to school. And I know that this violence has to stop…. In the coming days we will take a hard look at all of this to see what we need to do going forward. »
Campus Police Chief Jeff Baker said authorities received a call in the late afternoon that a suspect armed with a pistol had shot several students. Officers assembling nearby for a concert rushed to the classroom building and arrested the gunman in the room where the shooting took place.
« Our officers’ actions definitely saved lives, » Baker said at a news conference.
Two people were killed, and three remained in critical condition late Tuesday. Baker said a fourth person’s injuries were less serious. Students were among the victims, but officials would not say how many.
