Police in Oakland responded to reports of a gunman firing shots at Oikos University, a religious institution, this morning. News organizations report five people are dead and others are injured. The suspect, described by police as a heavyset Asian male student dressed in khaki, is in custody, according to reports.
Updated at 3:44 p.m. ET:
Police report that the suspect, a student, was captured in the parking lot of a shopping mall near Alameda, Calif., KTVU reports.
Updated at 3:37 p.m. ET:
Five people have died after a gunman, a student, opened fire in a classroom at Oikos University near the Oakland International Airport, according to KTVU television.
Updated at 3:26 p.m ET:
Up to several people may have been killed in the incident, The Oakland Tribune is reporting. The Tribune also reports the suspect is in custody.
Police described the suspect as a student, according to KTVU.
Updated at 3:15 p.m. ET:
A local law enforcement representative held an impromptu press conference on television just now and called the situation "active and fluid." The name of the officer, who appeared on CNN, was not available.
The SWAT team is evacuating the building, she said. "Our priority is evacuations. If anyone needs medical attention, that is a priority."
She added that it is unknown whether the gunman is still inside the building or if he fleed before officers arrived. Police are interviewing witnesses to see if anyone knows the suspect.
"We want to make sure we catch him as soon as possible," the woman said.
Updated at 3:10 p.m. ET:
Police have shut down streets in the area of the shooting, and also locked down an office building, The Oakland Tribune reports.
Along with reports of one person dead and at least four injured people removed from the building and taken away by ambulance, the Tribune reports more people are being triaged outside of the building, which is located in a warehouse area near Oakland International Airport.
Updated at 3:01 p.m. ET:
Police say as many as eight people may have been shot in an incident this morning at Oikos University in Oakland that has left at least one person dead, The Oakland Tribune reports.
Authorities say two people have been shot in the head, several victims have been loaded into ambulances and the deceased victim was lying on the sidewalk covered in tarp, KTVU television station is reporting.
Updated at 2:56 p.m. ET:
At least one person is dead and several have been injured in a shooting at a small independent university in Oakland, according to KTVU television station.
The shooting took place at Oikos University, near Oakland International Airport, after a gunman walked into a classroom and opened fire, KTVU reports.
The Oakland Fire Department received the first call regarding the incident at 10:50 a.m. local time, according to KTVU.
Four wounded people have been brought out of the building, according to The Oakland Tribune.
Police describe the suspect, who may be in the area, as male, Asian, with a heavy build and wearing khaki clothing, the Tribune reports.
Oikos is a Christian medical university, according to the Tribune.
The school's website says its main goal is "to foster spiritual Christian leaders who abide by God's intentions and to expand God's nation through them."
Original post:
A shooting at a religious school in Oakland, Calif., has left several people wounded, the Associated Press reports. The suspect is still on the scene, AP says.
