[Another Campus Shooting] - Seattle Pacific University

FTW Rockets FTW · Jun 5, 2014

Looks like the campus shooting fiascos are not going to end anytime soon....

One person died and three others were injured Thursday when a man with a shotgun opened fire inside a building on the campus of a Christian university in Seattle, police said.

A wounded man in his 20s was pronounced dead at Harborview Medical Center about 90 minutes after the 3:30 p.m. PT shootings at Seattle Pacific University, an evangelical Christian school north of downtown. A 20-year-old woman was critically wounded and was in surgery Thursday evening, the hospital said.

Two men, one 24 and the other 22, were listed in satisfactory condition, one with a gunshot. The hospital did not specify the other man's injuries.

Police did not say whether the gunman was among the injured.

The Seattle Times reported that the gunman, who was not immediately identified, used either a rifle or shotgun.

Seattle Police Officer Chris Fowler said the shooter began firing a shotgun in the foyer or lobby of Otto Miller Hall, and when he paused to reload he was confronted and taken down by a building monitor. Once on the ground, students piled on and kept the shooter pinned down until police arrived, Fowler said. At some point, someone pepper-sprayed the suspect.

Police initially reported that a second armed suspect was being sought but later said only one gunman was involved.

The campus was locked down for about 90 minutes. SWAT officers continued to clear buildings more than an hour after the shootings.

"Once again the epidemic of gun violence has come to Seattle," Mayor Ed Murray said.

Seattle Pacific is a private Christian university with an enrollment of about 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Founded in 1891 by evangelical Methodists, the school is located in the city's Queen Anne Hill neighborhood, about 10 minutes from downtown.
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Blake · Jun 5, 2014

Terrible

HPD · Jun 5, 2014

Blame bush blame obama blame economy blame jobs blame bad drivers blame nra blame me blame you

Two Sandwiches · Jun 5, 2014

Sad that these get little reaction these days.

tinywang · Jun 5, 2014

ban guns, trust no one

Juxtaposed Jolt · Jun 5, 2014

EddieWasSnubbed said: ↑

Sad that these get little reaction these days.
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Yeah, almost like it's become commonplace.

Rocket River · Jun 5, 2014

Now we get to await 'his story'
not overly interested in it . . to be honest

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Jontro · Jun 5, 2014

The less coverage, the better.

B-Bob · Jun 5, 2014

EddieWasSnubbed said: ↑

Sad that these get little reaction these days.
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It's really true, no matter your political persuasion or stance on any particular issue. It's really sad that we're just numb to random public shootings of people who aren't, like, police officers or in organized crime. They're just like you and me. It's really screwed up.

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