Shooting at Arkansas University

[nils]

Another reason why Perry should allow CHL holders to carry at schools.....


CONWAY, Ark. — A shooting at the University of Central Arkansas killed two people and wounded a third, police said.

UCA police spokeswoman Lt. Rhonda Swindle said the shots were fired at a little after 9 p.m. Sunday near a dormitory. She said she could not say whether the victims were students, but she did say all three were male.

Swindle said the campus would remain locked down Monday and that classes had been canceled. She said she did not have any information about suspects, though the university police Web site said one person was in custody and three others were being sought.

Interim UCA President Tom Courtway said every precaution was being taken to ensure the safety of the students who remained in their dormitory rooms.

"The No. 1 responsibility is to make sure this campus is safe and that's what we're doing," Courtway said.

The campus was dark early Monday morning, though police cruisers with flashing lights patrolled the streets.

Swindle had no immediate explanation for why the shootings occurred. She said one victim was dead at the scene and another died at a hospital. No condition was available for the third victim.

Conway is about 30 miles north of Little Rock. UCA has 12,500 students.

[Charles L. Cotton]

CONWAY, Ark. — A shooting at the University of Central Arkansas killed two people and wounded a third, police said.

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"The No. 1 responsibility is to make sure this campus is safe and that's what we're doing," Courtway said.

Nothing against Pres. Courtway personally, but I suspect the family of the victims would disagree.

Chas.
Guns everywhere there are bad guys; i.e. everywhere.

[thankGod]

These killings are so sad. My condolences to the families of the victims, and those who have been traumatized by this senseless act.

[seamusTX]

Police now have four suspects, two of them 18 and 19-year-old men who are not students at the university.

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It sounds more like a "normal" crime than a rampage by deranged people. Most violent assaults on college campuses are robberies, rapes, or altercations between people who know each other -- just like in the rest of society.

- Jim

[Rex B]

Looks like the local PD and the college responded quickly and appropriately.

Question is whether it might have ended differently had the students been allowed to carry on campus.
We may never know.

[seamusTX]

Police say that the shooting was not random:
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- Jim

[Pinkycatcher]

Looks like the local PD and the college responded quickly and appropriately.

Question is whether it might have ended differently had the students been allowed to carry on campus.
We may never know.

Funny, quickly and appropriately ended up with people shot......

[aardwolf]

Do Brady and Biden and Obama get credit for helping with the murders? Like an "assist" in hockey?

[Oldgringo]

Looks like the local PD and the college responded quickly and appropriately.

Question is whether it might have ended differently had the students been allowed to carry on campus.
We may never know.

Funny, quickly and appropriately ended up with people shot......

..."quickly and appropriately"... AFTER people were shot

[TacShot]

Drug deal gone bad or robbery? I'll bet it was one or the other.

[seamusTX]

it seems the police are not getting a straight story from the "suspects." All four have previous criminal records.

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- Jim