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Fatal Shooting Reported At Northern Arizona University

One person was reportedly killed.

Alana Horowitz Satlin
Senior Editor, The Huffington Post

Posted: 10/09/2015 06:25 AM EDT | Edited: 20 minutes ago

A shooter opened fire on Friday at Northern Arizona University's Flagstaff campus, the school announced on Twitter. The university said one person was killed and three people were injured in the attack.

A school spokesperson confirmed the news to The Huffington Post. The suspect was in custody early Friday, the university said. The wounded are being treated at Flagstaff Medical Center.

The university said it couldn't provide any other information on the shooter or the victims.

The shooting took place around 1:20 a.m. local time near the Mountain View Hall, a building that houses most of the university's 23 fraternities and sororities.

Friday's attack comes just days after a gunman opened fire on an Oregon community college, leaving 10 people dead. According to data from the pro-gun control group Everytown, this is the 144th school shooting since 2013.

As of fall 2014, over 27,000 people were enrolled in Northern Arizona University. Flagstaff is the school's largest campus, with more than 20,000 students. The school was founded in 1899.

The university's weapons policy bans students from openly carrying firearms without explicit permission from the school.