Multiple people, officers, shot near Texas A&M University [View all]
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Source: Reuters
(Reuters) - Multiple people, including law enforcement officers, were shot on Monday when a gunman opened fire near Texas A&M University, police in College Station, Texas, said.
"We have multiple people who have been shot," police spokeswoman Rhonda Seaton told CNN, adding that law enforcement officers were among those.
Police had the shooting suspect in custody, according to the university's website. The extent of victims' injuries was not immediately clear.
The university issued a "code maroon" shortly after noon, warning students and employees that an "active shooter" was in the area west of campus and asking them to stay away.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/13/us-usa-texas-shooting-idUSBRE87C0V220120813
(CNN) -- A Texas constable and two others were killed Monday in a shooting near Texas A&M University, police said.
Rhonda Seaton, a spokeswoman with the College Station police department, told CNN that the three people killed were the constable, the man authorities say opened fire on law enforcement officers and an unidentified civilian.
A few minutes earlier, Asst. Chief Scott McCollum, from the same police department, told reporters that at least four people -- two law enforcement officers and two civilians -- were shot in the incident, which occurred around noon just a few blocks from the Texas A&M campus.
The dead included Brian Bachman, the constable for Brazos County, according to McCollum.
A male civilian was also killed, the assistant police chief said.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/13/justice/texas-am-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
[div class="excerpt"]At least one dead in mass shooting near TAMU
One person has been killed and many injured after a gunman opened fire a block away from the Texas A&M University campus on Monday. Police now have the shooter in custody.
The Brian-College Station Eagle, reports that one officer has been killed, but police have not confirmed that information.
KCEN reports that six people have been shot, but again, police will not confirm that number.
The public information officer with St. Joseph Regional Health Center says the hospital has one female victim; her condition is unknown.
http://www.kltv.com/story/19264793/several-reportedly-shot-near-texas-am-campus
Updated to reflect change in headline.
Source: KXAN
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KXAN) - A guman opened fire near Texas A&M University on Monday, shooting at least two police officers and several other people, officials in College Station said.
There was no immediate report on fatalities. A suspect was in custody not long after the shots were fired, which was near Kyle Field.
the university said in an alert at 12:30 p.m.. " CSPD reports an active shooter in the area immediately southeast of the intersection of Welborn Rd and George Bush Drive. Please avoid the area. Residents in the immediate area need to remain inside their residence.
A dispatcher confirmed that more than one officer was hit by gunfire. Several media outlets, meanwhile, several media outlets in the area were reporting that two officers were hit.
Read more: http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/texas/several-injured-in-am-shooting
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