A gunman opened fire Thursday at Seattle Pacific University, killing one person and wounding two before being tackled by a student security guard, Seattle police said.
The gunman was reloading a shotgun when the student, working as a building monitor, used pepper spray and knocked him down, Police Capt. Chris Fowler told reporters.
“Once on the ground, other students jumped on top of them and subdued the shooter,” he said.
The suspect, a 26-year-old man who was not a student at the school, is in custody.
Authorities are withholding his name until he is formally charged. They believe he acted alone, but the investigation is going on. Police did not disclose a motive.
The man was armed with a shotgun, a knife and additional rounds of ammunition, said Seattle police Asst. Chief Paul McDonagh.
“This story is not about an evil act but about the people that actually lived through this scenario and assisted each other when things were pretty tragic.”
The shooting began inside the foyer of Otto Miller Hall, which houses the university’s science, math and engineering departments, when the gunman confronted three people and shot them, Fowler said.
A 20-year-old man was declared dead at Harborview Medical Center, hospital spokeswoman Leila Grey said. A 20-year-old woman was in critical condition and a 24-year-old man was in satisfactory condition, she said. A fourth person was hospitalized for emotional trauma, she said.
The gunman was reloading a shotgun when the student, working as a building monitor, used pepper spray and knocked him down, Police Capt. Chris Fowler told reporters.
“Once on the ground, other students jumped on top of them and subdued the shooter,” he said.
The suspect, a 26-year-old man who was not a student at the school, is in custody.
Authorities are withholding his name until he is formally charged. They believe he acted alone, but the investigation is going on. Police did not disclose a motive.
The man was armed with a shotgun, a knife and additional rounds of ammunition, said Seattle police Asst. Chief Paul McDonagh.
“This story is not about an evil act but about the people that actually lived through this scenario and assisted each other when things were pretty tragic.”
The shooting began inside the foyer of Otto Miller Hall, which houses the university’s science, math and engineering departments, when the gunman confronted three people and shot them, Fowler said.
A 20-year-old man was declared dead at Harborview Medical Center, hospital spokeswoman Leila Grey said. A 20-year-old woman was in critical condition and a 24-year-old man was in satisfactory condition, she said. A fourth person was hospitalized for emotional trauma, she said.
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