[kellyhound]

At least two people were killed and at least four were injured in a shooting at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte on Tuesday, police officials said at a news conference.

The suspect — a male 22-year-old student — is in custody with charges pending, police confirmed.

The university’s Office of Emergency Management issued an alert at 5:50 pm local time telling students and staff to secure themselves.

At 7:39 pm, the local police department tweeted that the scene was secure and the lone suspect was in custody.

But the school remained on lockdown for hours while police cleared buildings, and exams were canceled through Sunday.

The story is still developing. Here’s what we know, and don’t, so far.

At 5:50 pm local time on Tuesday, UNC Charlotte’s Office of Emergency Management tweeted that shots were reported near the school’s Kennedy building.

Law enforcement secured the scene by 7:39 pm local time, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department tweeted.

At least two people were killed and at least four more injured, UNC Charlotte Police Chief Jeff Baker said at a press conference. Three of the four have life-threatening injuries, Baker added.

Police took the alleged shooter into custody. Officials identified him as 22-year-old student Trystan Andrew Terrell, according to the Associated Press.

A student posted video of people on campus evacuating the area.

The school has more than 26,500 students, as well as 3,000 faculty and staff, according to the Associated Press.

It was the last week of class.

The school remained on lockdown for hours while police cleared buildings. Exams were canceled through Sunday.

The campus was to host a concert the night of the shooting.

Prior to the UNC Charlotte shooting, there had been at least 106 mass shootings this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive.

The organization defines mass shootings as events in which four or more people, excluding the shooter, were shot but not necessarily killed in a similar time and place.

What we don’t know:
The identities of the victims
The motivation for the shooting

https://www.vox.com/2019/4/30/185246...we-know-so-far

[AceGoober]

Motive(s) will hopefully be made known soon. Regardless, he's a PoS for his despicable actions.

[kellyhound]

The two men who were killed have been named as Ellis Parlier, 19, of Midland, North Carolina, and Riley Howell, 21, of Waynesville, North Carolina.

One of the surviving victims had earlier been identified by his fraternity brothers as 19-year-old Drew Pescaro. The others have been named as Sean Dehart, 20, of Apex, North Carolina, Rami Alramatin, 20, of Saudi Arabia and Emily Haupt, of Charlotte.

Trystan Terrell dropped out of the University of North Carolina-Charlotte this past semester. Terrell enrolled in the school in the fall of 2018.

Multiple local stations aired footage of Terrell being brought into Charlotte-Mecklenburg jail shortly after his arrest. The suspect could be seen grinning while yelling, “I shot them,” at the assembled media. UNCC Police Jeff Chief Baker told reporters that Terrell was not on “their radar” prior to the shooting. Chief Baker added that “Our officers’ actions saved lives.”

[bzyrock]

Pretty sure that shirt hes wearing says somthing on it in second video.