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1st LD: 2 people shot in UCLA, campus in lockdown due to shooting incident

Xinhua, June 2, 2016 Adjust font size:

Two people were shot Wednesday morning in the campus of University of California's Los Angele and their condition remains unknown, UCLA officials said quoting police source.

UCLA officials say that there is a possible active shooter in campus in Wednesday morning and an investigation is being conducted at Boelter Hall, which is part of the Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, and a campus-wide lockdown has been put in place.

The shooting was reported shortly before 10 a.m. in Boelter Hall, according to the university. Then shortly, the entire campus was placed on lockdown and students were advised to shelter in place. A large number of police and fire units swarmed to the campus, and paramedics were seen standing by with gurneys.

According to the police, the Los Angeles Police Department went on a tactical alert in response to the shooting reports.

The UCLA campus newspaper, reported via its Twitter said, many professors (are) being asked by administrators to cancel classes in the next few hours and email students."

The nearby Warner Elementary School has been placed on lockdown as a precaution due to the police activity at UCLA, according to the Los Angeles Unified School District in the morning. Endit