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Texas Campus Issues Alert Amid Reports of Shooter

By: Associated Press
Updated: Tue 3:10 PM, Jan 22, 2013

A college campus in Texas is on lockdown amid reports of a shooter on campus.
Lone Star College System issued an alert on its website Tuesday telling students and faculty on its Houston-area campus in north Harris County to take immediate shelter or avoid the campus. Spokesman Jed Young says there are reports of a shooter.
Aerial footage from local television stations shows emergency personnel attending to some people on stretchers and at least one being taken into an ambulance. Others can be seen running from a building led by officers.
The Harris County Sheriff's Office says it has no immediate details.

Update - 3:10 PM
Sheriff's official: 3 people wounded in Texas college shooting, a person of interest is in custody, in connection to the Lone Star College campus shooting in Houston, and local authorities think there could potentially be a second shooter.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss an ongoing case. The official says multiple injuries have been reported.
The Houston-area community college is on lockdown amid reports of a shooter on campus. Lone Star College System issued an alert on its website telling students and faculty to take immediate shelter or avoid the campus.


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