Two people were shot at Texas Southern University on Friday in the second campus shooting of the day. One student has died while the other is reported to be in stable condition. The attack reportedly took place "at a student housing complex," according to KPRC 2 Houston. Police reportedly have a person of interest in custody.
"It's crazy," the school's associate vice president of communications, Eva Pickens, told The Los Angeles Times. "It's broad daylight."
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