ALERT - Armed Suspect on UT Austin campus

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[bgill]

University of Texas at Austin just issued an alert of an armed suspect at the Perry-Casteneda Library. Alert went out to students' cell phones. KXAN reporter told me that no shots have been fired but Austin PD is setting up a command post and UT police are hunting for suspect. Also said students are being told to go back to their dorms. IMO, it's more dangerous to have students out walking to their dorms instead of staying inside buildings but whatever...

[bgill]

Prayers.

[screaminsunshine]

Must be a crazed T-Party Racist.

[Red Badger]

Is he in a tower?...............

[Red Badger]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Whitman

[mitch5501]

Hope he’s found quickly this is not good.

[bgill]

Students are now in lock down in buildings.

[cynwoody]

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Police confirm an armed suspect has been located in the Perry Castenada library at 21st and Speedway and a campus alert has just been issued.

It has not been confirmed if shots have been fired. KVUE has sent crews to the scene.

[Arrowhead1952]

May have shot himself as per KLBJ.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

“They are looking for someone dressed all in black.”

[bgill]

Yes, gunman killed himself on 6th floor per KVUE and Austin American Statesman.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

UT police say an active shooting situation is taking place on campus. Officials believe they have the suspect contained. No other details are available.

“I’m driving there right now trying to get there,” university spokeswoman Rhonda Weldon said.

“The first report I got was that there was an armed suspect in the Perry-Casteneda library. Now I’m told by campus security that the individual has shot himself on the sixth but I’m not there yet so I can’t confirm that.”

[umgud]

Hope he killed himself and didn’t kill/shoot others.

[bgill]

A student reporting that there were shots (as in more than one shot). Also, more people may be involved but I don’t know any more than that.

[bgill]

Supposedly gunman had an AK-47 but who knows if that’s accurate.

Loud speakers announcing for students to go inside buildings and stay inside. Police are searching other buildings.

KVUE showing woman being escorted out of library. Don’t know the reason for the escort.

[bgill]

EMS reporting no one is being treated at moment.

[jimbo123]

Second shooter at large. First shooter dead.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Probably muslim extremists (extrapolating here). Considering reports of more than one gunman.

Of course, we will know in due course if CNN refuses to ID for hours on end.

[Lazamataz]

Supposedly gunman had an AK-47 but who knows if that’s accurate.

[micmac]

Maybe the second shooter shot the first shooter. It is Texas so somebody could conceivably be packing but it might be illegal on campus to have a handgun even if you have a CCL.