UCLA shooting: 2 people dead, search continues for the shooter

Two people were shot dead at the University of California, drawing a phalanx of police cruisers to the scene and prompting officials to lock down the campus. The university has more than 43,000 enrolled students.

In this image made from video, police respond to a report of a possible shooter at the University of California, Los Angeles, Wednesday, June 1, 2016, in Los Angeles. (KABC-7 via AP)

At least two people were shot at the University of California, Los Angeles on Wednesday, police and campus officials said, drawing a phalanx of police cruisers to the scene and prompting officials to lock down the campus.

“Police are investigating a shooting in Engineering IV. Police are on the scene and report that there are two victims,” UCLA’s office of media relations said in an online posting. “The campus remains on lockdown.”

Police confirming two shooting victims at UCLA. Campus remains on lockdown. Watch for updates. https://t.co/r6LoVO24Ig

— UCLA Newsroom (@UCLAnewsroom) June 1, 2016

According to media reports two people were killed, citing unidentified law enforcement sources.

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“Right now the police are at the scene and the campus is on lockdown,” said an office manager in the university’s media relations division.

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The university has more than 43,000 enrolled students, according to its website.

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“Police yelling at everyone in Boelter to evacuate immediately,” bioengineering student Bahjat Alirani posted on Twitter. “I was in Boelter and I just see police spread around in the building yelling at everyone to run.”

Shooter is wearing a black jacket and black pants, according to police. #UCLA

— Daily Bruin (@dailybruin) June 1, 2016

The school’s newspaper, the Daily Bruin, has reported that the shooter is wearing a black jacket and black pants. Many professors are asked by the administrators to cancel classes in the next few hours and email students.

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