2 dead, 4 injured in shooting at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte campus on Tuesday evening.
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At least two people were killed and four injured in a shooting Tuesday night at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

As soon as there were reports of shots fired, the campus went on lockdown, with students receiving alerts that there was an active shooter. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said that one suspect is in custody, and the campus is now secure.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.