A shooting on a Charlotte, North Carolina university campus left two people dead and four wounded Tuesday, prompting a lockdown and chaotic scene in the state’s largest city. Police identified the suspect as 22-year-old Trystan Andrew Terrell. (May 1)
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Two people were killed and four others injured when a former student opened fire in a classroom building on Tuesday at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Campus police disarmed and apprehended the suspect, later identified by police as 22-year-old Trystan Andrew Terrell, in the room where he used a handgun to carry out the shooting.
A campus lockdown stretched late into the night at the school of more than 26,500 students, and university officials postponed final exams, which had been scheduled to begin Thursday.
“This is the worst day in the history of UNC Charlotte,” said Chancellor Philip L. Dubois.
Here is what we know so far.
Who are the victims?
Police have not named the victims, pending family notification, but the university’s Alpha Tau Omega fraternity announced on Twitter that one of its members, Drew Pescaro, had been injured in the shooting.
Three of the injured were in critical condition on Tuesday night, UNC Charlotte Police Chief Jeff Baker said. One other had non-life-threatening injuries.
All of the injured are students, but officials did not describe the identities of the deceased. Two people were found dead at the scene, Mecklenburg Emergency Medical Services Agency said on Twitter.
“This is a tragic day at this great university, city of Charlotte and state of North Carolina,” said Gov. Roy Cooper, who flew to Charlotte on Tuesday night after hearing news of the shooting.
Who is the suspected shooter?
Police identified him as Trystan Andrew Terrell, a 22-year-old former history major at UNC Charlotte. He was most recently enrolled in fall 2018, the same semester he transferred to the school, according to university records.
Born in Texas, he is a registered voter in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, according to his voter registration records.
Charges against him are pending while he is in custody. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police are questioning him and not searching for additional suspects.
What happened during the lockdown?
Campus officials alerted students and staff to shelter in place while police cleared each building and gave commands to evacuate. The lockdown ended about five hours after it began.
Some students fled the campus, leaving their cell phones and car keys behind in the chaos. The emergency interrupted the last day of classes before finals and cancelled a free campus concert.
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To reunite students with their families, the police told people to meet in a shopping center directly across the street from campus. All scheduled campus activities are cancelled Wednesday.
Nine members of the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team were at the strip mall where UNCC students and their families were reunited after Tuesday’s shooting.
Kevin Williams, the team’s emergency response logistics manager, said students, their parents and emergency personnel were all exhibiting the same emotion: “Shock.”
Contributing: Mollie Simon, Greenville (S.C.) News; Ginger Rough and Ryan Martin, Indianapolis Star; Kirk Brown, Anderson (S.C) Independent Mail.
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