UPDATE Two wounded people have been taken to surgery at Ben Taub Hospital and are in “relatively serious condition,” according to CNN. CNN also reports a person is believed to have suffered a heart attack in the midst of the situation.
The shooting is said to have happened inside the school’s library, according to officials.
Lone Star College campus in Houston, Texas, which has more than 10,000 students on the North Harris campus, is on lockdown after reports of a gunman on campus.
Three people, one suspected shooter and two students caught in a crossfire, were wounded in a shooting that appears to have been between two people at the Lone Star College campus in Houston, school spokesman Jed Young said. The wounded suspect is in custody, however, the second gunman is on the loose but not believed to be on campus, Young said.
Authorities believe the school is “under control, but the school still is being evacuated,” Young said. Young said he doesn’t know the conditions of the wounded. The shooting happened around 12:30 p.m. in the 2700 block of W.W. Thorne Drive, near Bush Intercontinental Airport.
An alert posted on the school’s website gave this message:
“LSC-North Harris is locked down,” the alert read. “Students, faculty and staff are advised to take immediate shelter where you are. Do not enter the campus until notified further.”
Emergency personnel have responded to the Houston-area college campus.
No further details were immediately available. Check back on this breaking news.
