Another shooting: Texas A&M

[willtel]

Not much info out there now but I'm sure details will come soon.

[ronster]

The CNN post on it says the shootings took place "near" Texas A&M. Didn't say anything about it taking place at the school.

[willtel]

Originally Posted by ronster

The CNN post on it says the shootings took place "near" Texas A&M. Didn't say anything about it taking place at the school.

It seems the shooter was in a house one block from the campus.

[Rikao4]

in custody..
3 fatalities..

I'm sure some are disappointed..

Rika

[dhoward]

Used to be these things were only reported locally. In the newspaper, or maybe local newscast. Now everything is a major event.

[widebody911]

Originally Posted by dhoward

Used to be these things were only reported locally. In the newspaper, or maybe local newscast. Now everything is a major event.

And for the next couple of months we'll hear about every detail of the shooter's life, his baby pictures, drawings he did in kindergarten....

[porsche4life]

I was driving through there a few hours before... Glad I didn't decide to stick around....

[J1NX3D]

your news sources closer to home are probably more accurate but thi sis what is being reported here via Reuters.

Texas Gunman Was Being Served Eviction Noticed Before... | Stuff.co.nz

A gunman killed two people including a law enforcement officer after opening fire from inside a house near Texas A&M University in College Station, police said.

Four other people were injured in the incident and police later shot and killed the gunman, they said. The gunman was being served an eviction notice before the shooting, police said.

The dead officer was identified as Brazos County Constable Brian Bachmann, said Scott McCollum, assistant chief of the police department at College Station.

McCollum said Bachmann was shot in front of the house, about two blocks from the university. He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.

McCollum did not identify the other victim, a male bystander. The gunman has not been identified.

A woman was shot and undergoing surgery, and a College Station police officer was in stable condition after being shot in the leg, McCollum said.

Two other officers were injured, he said. Their injuries were not life-threatening, according to the City of College Station.

"We had officers respond to a 'shots fired' call," McCollum said at a press conference. "Once the officers arrived, they began to trade fire. The officers defended themselves and called in additional officers."

College Station police officers shot and killed the gunman, said Jason James, a sergeant with the police department in Bryan, Texas.

Police said they do not know what sparked the violence but were confident only one shooter was involved.

The university issued a "code maroon" shortly after noon, warning students and employees that an "active shooter" was in the area west of campus and asking them to stay away.

"Our hearts and prayers go out to the victims and the families," said Lane Stephenson, director of news information services at Texas A&M University. He said the university was unaware if any of the victims were students.

The shooting comes amid national jitters over gun violence after a man opened fire in a crowded Colorado movie theater last month during a midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises," killing 12 people and wounded 58 others.

On August 5 a gunman opened fire at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, killing six people before turning his gun on himself.

College Station is about 145km northwest of Houston. Texas A&M is home to more than 50,000 students, according to its website.

- Reuters

[Rikao4]

as much as some Networks & others would love another rampage..
this isn't it...



Rika

[flatbutt]

but still...WTF?