Terry Ball
2023-08-31 04:59:53 UTC
Get rid of all homosexuals. They are like blacks, nothing but
trouble.A faculty member was killed by a shooter at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, police said Monday.
Shortly after 1 p.m. EDT, UNC Police received a 911 call about shots
fired at the Caudill Labs building on campus, UNC Police Chief Brian
James said at a news conference Monday evening. The Caudill Labs
building, close to the center of campus, houses a chemistry
department.
Upon arrival, police discovered that a faculty member had been shot
and killed. James said police would not be offering any further
details about the victim as they work to contact the victim's family
members.
The faculty member was the only fatality in the shooting, and no
other injuries were reported, James said.
Police identified a suspect and he was taken into custody at 2:31
p.m. Police will not release the name of the suspect until formal
charges are filed, James said.
After the suspect was apprehended, a campus-wide lockdown that had
been prompted by the shooting remained in place while police
confirmed the suspect's identity and conducted a search for the
weapon, which has still not been located, James said.
Police gave the all-clear to students at UNC shortly after 4 p.m.,
but said, "Remain away from Caudil Labs."
It is still too early to know the motive for the shooting, and the
investigation is expected to last several weeks.
UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz offered his condolences to the
family of the deceased faculty member.
"I am devastated and saddened by today's shooting in one of our
campus buildings, a place where we conduct our important work of
teaching, mentoring and research every day. This shooting damages
the trust and safety that we so often take for granted on our
campus," Guskiewicz said in a statement.
Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger said Monday was a "sad day" for the
campus and town.
"We are heartbroken for the UNC students, faculty, and staff whose
sense of safety on their beautiful campus was shattered by the day's
events and for those children, teachers, and staff who had to lock
down on their first day back to our local schools," Hemminger said
in a statement.
Classes and campus events at UNC were canceled for the rest of
Monday and all of Tuesday.
Other schools in the area announced at 3:40 p.m. EDT that they had
also received the all-clear to allow students to leave. Chapel
Hill-Carrboro City Schools in North Carolina wrote on social media
that the "dismissal process will now begin for elementary & middle
school students. High schools will dismiss at their normal time."
Gov. Roy Cooper said in a statement that he has spoken to
authorities and pledged all available resources to help find the
suspected shooter.
"I have spoken with Orange County Sheriff Blackwood and Dept. of
Public Safety Secretary Buffaloe and pledged all stat resources to
capture the shooter and protect the UNC campus," he wrote on social
media.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/unc-armed-and-dangerous-person-
shooter-campus-chapel-hill-north-carolina/