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Officials in Houston, Texas say several people have been shot at a local community college.
Lone Star College's North Harris campus is on lockdown Tuesday afternoon after a gunfight reportedly broke out between two individuals.
Authorities were alerted by a 911 call at 12:31 pm local time and have since descended on the school, detaining one suspect reported by MSNBC to be a student. Another person of interest, a black male estimated to be between 18 and 20 years old, was seen fleeing the area, KPRC News reports.
Local news report that two of those shot suffered “multiple gunshot wounds” and are in serious condition at a local hospital.
Jed Young, executive director of a school affiliated with the campus, tells CNN that two suspects are thought to have fired shots at one another, catching passersby in the crossfire. One witness, student Amanda Vasquez, said she counted around six shots. Additionally, the network reports that agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have arrived on the scene to assist the local authorities.
The school has since ordered a bulletin that reads, “Students, Faculty and Staff are advised to take immediate shelter where you are. Do not enter the campus until notified further.” As a precaution, other schools in the area have been locked down.
Eyewitnesses tell KTRK News that several gunshots were heard around noon outside of a classroom. At least three people were wounded in the crossfire, with a fourth suffering a heart attack. The one suspect that was detained has also reportedly suffered injuries.
"We know that shots have been fired and we are in a shelter-in-place situation on the campus," said Vicki Cassidy, manager of media relations for Lone Star College System, tells the Houston Chronicle. "It's a pretty chaotic scene at this point in time."
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