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Post by Admin on Aug 28, 2023 22:25:16 GMT
WFMY News 2's CBS affiliate WNCN reported an armed and dangerous person on or near the UNC Chapel Hill campus on Aug. 28.
Governor Roy Cooper confirms there were shots fired on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus.
UNC Police released a photo of the person of interest on Twitter, warning students to keep their distance and call 911 if they see him.
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Post by Admin on Aug 28, 2023 22:48:12 GMT
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) -- A faculty member was shot and killed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Monday.
UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz confirmed the news at 5:45 p.m. via a written statement to the UNC community. The faculty member's identity is not being publicized until the family has been notified.
UNC Police said the suspected shooter in the case is in custody, but the suspect's identity is not being released because formal criminal charges have not yet been filed. The weapon used in the shooting has not yet been found.
"The lockdown of the campus remained while police verified the suspect's identity and conducted a comprehensive search for the weapon that was used in the shooting, which at this time, has not been located," UNC Police Chief Brian James said.
Classes at UNC were canceled on Monday and Tuesday. Caudill Laboratory, where the shooting happened, will be closed until further notice.
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Post by Admin on Aug 29, 2023 6:04:10 GMT
A suspect is in custody but police still are looking for the weapon and the motive behind the fatal shooting of a faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Monday afternoon.  Neither the victim nor the assailant has been identified after the early afternoon shooting sent the university with more than 30,000 students into lockdown for hours. The suspect was detained about 90 minutes after the gunfire interrupted activities at the school’s Caudill Laboratories, a chemistry studies building. “We want to ensure that we gather every piece of evidence to determine exactly what happened here today and why it happened,” UNC Police Chief Brian James said at a news conference Monday evening. “It is too early in this investigation to know a motive for the shooting.” Detectives won’t get clues into the motive until they speak with the suspect, he added. Investigators have not found the firearm that was used in the shooting and it’s not known whether it was legally obtained, James said. No one else was injured, officials said. “This loss is devastating and the shooting damages the trust and safety that we so often take for granted in our campus community. We will work to rebuild that sense of trust and safety within our community,” UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz said. James said it was unclear whether the victim and the assailant knew each other. “That will hopefully be uncovered through interviews of the suspect as well as any witnesses that may be available,” he said. Classes and campus activities were canceled Monday and Tuesday, officials said. This is the second week of fall semester classes at the flagship university of the 17-member UNC system. After 911 calls about the shooting came in shortly after 1 p.m., university police issued an alert advising students to go inside immediately, close windows and doors and to wait until further notice, according to an email. A witness on campus told CNN they were locked down in their building and saw armed officers searching campus. |
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