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HUNTSVILLE - Three people were killed and at least two others are in critical condition after a shooting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville this afternoon, officials said.
UAH spokesman Ray Garner confirmed that three people were killed during the shooting at the Shelby Center science building on campus. He also said another person was injured and taken to Huntsville Hospital for treatment.
Hospital officials told reporters that three people injured in the shooting were being treated at the hospital - two men and a woman. They said two of those were in critical condition.
Identities of the victims have not been released.
The shooting occurred just before 4 p.m., according to Garner.
He added that a woman police say was involved in the shooting has been taken into custody but did not disclose her name. Police have described the shooter as a woman wearing a pink sweater and a black-and-white shirt.
One report indicates the shooter was a faculty member who was denied tenure earlier in the day. Police have not confirmed that report, though.
Garner confirmed there were five victims. Four victims were faculty and one was a staff member, Garner said.
Sophomore Erin Johnson told The Huntsville Times that a biology faculty meeting was under way on the third floor of the Shelby Center when she heard screams coming from the room.
Students were escorted from the Shelby Center and the campus was placed on look down.
UAH has about 7,500 students, with several dozen of those being Shoals residents.
UAH spokesman Ray Garner confirmed that three people were killed during the shooting at the Shelby Center science building on campus. He also said another person was injured and taken to Huntsville Hospital for treatment.
Hospital officials told reporters that three people injured in the shooting were being treated at the hospital - two men and a woman. They said two of those were in critical condition.
Identities of the victims have not been released.
The shooting occurred just before 4 p.m., according to Garner.
He added that a woman police say was involved in the shooting has been taken into custody but did not disclose her name. Police have described the shooter as a woman wearing a pink sweater and a black-and-white shirt.
One report indicates the shooter was a faculty member who was denied tenure earlier in the day. Police have not confirmed that report, though.
Garner confirmed there were five victims. Four victims were faculty and one was a staff member, Garner said.
Sophomore Erin Johnson told The Huntsville Times that a biology faculty meeting was under way on the third floor of the Shelby Center when she heard screams coming from the room.
Students were escorted from the Shelby Center and the campus was placed on look down.
UAH has about 7,500 students, with several dozen of those being Shoals residents.
