Authorities said Monday that police were looking for a suspect in the shooting that killed three and injured two on a Virginia college campus.
The University of Virginia’s (UVA) main campus in Charlottesville was cordoned off as police searched for a man deemed “armed and dangerous” by helicopters, UVA’s Office of Emergency Management tweeted.
UVA President Jim Ryan said in a statement that the suspect was a student at the university.
“This is a traumatic event for everyone in our community and we’ve canceled classes for today,” Ryan said.
Students and teachers will receive psychological support.
The Idaho State Police are investigating a separate incident Monday in which four students were found dead at a home near another university campus. Authorities believe they died brutally.
Agents responded to a call from the city of Moscow, near the University of Idaho campus, about an unconscious person.
“On arrival, officers found four dead,” police said in a statement. Said.
“It is with deep sadness that I share with the University the death of four University of Idaho students who are believed to be victims of murder living off campus today,” said University of Idaho President Scott Green. , on the note.
source: Noticias
