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The shooter is a UNC Charlotte student.
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7:14 p.m. Update: Six people have been shot, two fatally.
WSOC is reporting that Trystan Andrew Terrell, 22, is the suspect.
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Several people were shot on Tuesday at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. Shots were fired near the Kennedy Building, reports WSOC. Two people are dead. The number of injured is unclear.
The television station is reporting that a suspect has been apprehended. The shooter is a male UNC, Charlotte student.
Just before 6 p.m. Eastern, the school issued a tweet, telling those on campus to “Run, Hide, Fight. Secure yourself immediately,” and monitor email. Law enforcement is in the process of sweeping buildings on the campus.
The is the last day of classes.
As more details become available, CS will publish updates.
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Robin has been covering the security and campus law enforcement industries since 1998 and is a specialist in school, university and hospital security, public safety and emergency management, as well as emerging technologies and systems integration. She joined CS in 2005 and has authored award-winning editorial on campus law enforcement and security funding, officer recruitment and retention, access control, IP video, network integration, event management, crime trends, the Clery Act, Title IX compliance, sexual assault, dating abuse, emergency communications, incident management software and more. Robin has been featured on national and local media outlets and was formerly associate editor for the trade publication Security Sales & Integration. She obtained her undergraduate degree in history from California State University, Long Beach.
