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Shooting at Seattle Pacific University

A Seattle hospital spokeswoman says one man in his 20s has died and a woman is critically injured after a shooting Thursday afternoon on the campus of Seattle Pacific University. About 4,270 students attend the private Christian university, located in a residential neighborhood about 10 minutes from downtown Seattle.

Law enforcement officers gather at the scene of a shooting at Seattle Pacific University on Thursday, June 5, 2014 in Seattle.

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Seattle firefighters remove a victim from the scene of a shooting at Seattle Pacific University on Thursday, June 5, 2014 in Seattle. About 4,270 students attend the private Christian university, located in a residential neighborhood about 10 minutes from downtown Seattle.

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Onlookers embrace near the scene of a shooting at Seattle Pacific University on Thursday, June 5, 2014 in Seattle.

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Brianna Clarke, a student at Seattle Pacific University, cries as she talks on her phone at the scene of a shooting Thursday, June 5, 2014 at Seattle Pacific University in Seattle.

Ted S. Warren Associated Press


Brianna Clarke, left, cries as she talks on her phone while Erin Rutledge, right, an athletic trainer at Seattle Pacific University, is hugged by a colleague, at the scene of a shooting Thursday, June 5, 2014 at Seattle Pacific University in Seattle.

Ted S. Warren Associated Press


Police officers conduct body searches on students after a shooting occurred on the Seattle Pacific University campus Thursday, June 5, 2014, in Seattle. The university posted online Thursday that “the campus is in lockdown due to a shooting near Otto Miller Hall.”

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Seattle Pacific University students are lead out of the crime scene area after a shooting occurred on the university’s campus Thursday, June 5, 2014, in Seattle. The university posted online Thursday that “the campus is in lockdown due to a shooting near Otto Miller Hall.”

Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times Associated Press


Authorities respond to a shooting at Seattle Pacific University campus Thursday, June 5, 2014, in Seattle. The university posted online Thursday that “the campus is in lockdown due to a shooting near Otto Miller Hall.”

Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times Associated Press


Emergency personnel arrive on the scene near a shooting on the Seattle Pacific University campus Thursday, June 5, 2014, in Seattle. The university posted online Thursday that “the campus is in lockdown due to a shooting near Otto Miller Hall.

Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times Associated Press


A Seattle Police SWAT team officer strings police tape at the scene of a shooting Thursday, June 5, 2014 at Seattle Pacific University in Seattle.

Ted S. Warren Associated Press


Students and faculty pray together following a shooting on the campus of Seattle Pacific University Thursday, June 5, 2014, in Seattle. Seattle police now say there are four victims in a shooting and say one suspect is in custody. Police say one man and one woman have life-threatening injuries while another man and another woman are reported in stable condition.

Elaine Thompson Associated Press


City officials, including Mayor Ed Murray, third from right, and interim police chief Harry Bailey, second from right, walk at the scene of a shooting Thursday, June 5, 2014 at Seattle Pacific University in Seattle.

Ted S. Warren Associated Press


In an aerial view, authorities and other emergency responders gather near Otto Miller Hall, upper left, at Seattle Pacific University on Thursday, June 5, 2014, in Seattle. Police say a university student on Thursday disarmed a lone gunman who entered a building and shot four people. A hospital spokeswoman says one man has died and three other people are injured, one critically.

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A Seattle Police SWAT team officer walks with his gun and a roll of police tape at the scene of a shooting Thursday, June 5, 2014 at Seattle Pacific University in Seattle.

Ted S. Warren Associated Press


Seattle Police SWAT officers run toward a campus building following a shooting at Seattle Pacific University on Thursday, June 5, 2014, in Seattle. A lone gunman armed with a shotgun opened fire Thursday in a building at the small Seattle university, killing one person before he was subdued by a student as he tried to reload, police said. Police say the student building monitor disarmed the gunman and several other students held him until police arrived at the Otto Miller building.

Elaine Thompson Associated Press


Young people are escorted past police following a shooting on the campus of Seattle Pacific University on Thursday, June 5, 2014, in Seattle. A lone gunman armed with a shotgun opened fire in a building at the small university, killing one person before he was subdued by a student as he tried to reload, police said. Police say the student building monitor disarmed the gunman and several other students held him until police arrived at the Otto Miller building.

Elaine Thompson Associated Press


A woman prays in a campus chapel following a shooting at Seattle Pacific University on Thursday, June 5, 2014, in Seattle. A lone gunman armed with a shotgun opened fire in a building at the small university, killing one person before he was subdued by a student as he tried to reload, police said. Police say the student building monitor disarmed the gunman and several other students held him until police arrived at the Otto Miller building.

Elaine Thompson Associated Press

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