Associated Press
COMMERCE, Texas — Two people were killed and a third person was wounded after a shooting Monday at a residence hall at a university in Texas, police said.
Students and employees were told to shelter in place as a precaution after the shooting at Texas A&M University-Commerce. The university said there were three gunshot victims at its Pride Rock residence hall, and two people were confirmed dead.
The third person was taken to a hospital. Classes were canceled for the day.
Commerce is about 65 miles northeast of Dallas.
Larry Cooper III, a freshman who lives in the Pride Rock residence hall, told the Dallas Morning News that he left his room Monday just before the shelter-in-place was announced. He said he was waiting in a friend’s room on the first floor of the residence hall.
“There’s police blocking the doorways, but other than that we’re all just kind of sitting in and waiting on the news to happen,” Cooper said.
Last October, two people were killed and a dozen others injured in an off-campus shooting at a homecoming and Halloween party involving Texas A&M-Commerce students.
Oh mann, this is not a good news at all and I am not happy about it. It is so sad that students in school studying end up loosing their lives. I wonder what would be the cause of the gun shot. Is there not a cause of the gunshot or investigation is still on going? Thanks!
The effect of these unnecessary violence is becoming unbearable… It is on the rise and something needs to be done about it. It is just unacceptable that these killings will take place before investigation and prosecution. Why can’t we prevent these harm from coming to our students. Is there a way to make this clearer? I am so sad