Multiple fatalities in shooting at California college, Oakland police say
[Updated at 3:32 p.m. ET] A suspect in the shooting was taken into police custody, police spokeswoman Johnna Watson said.
[Posted at 3:21 p.m. ET] A shooting at Oikos University in East Oakland, California, has resulted in multiple fatalities, a spokeswoman for the Oakland police said Monday.
Oakland Fire Department Deputy Chief James Williams said there are several ambulances on the scene and officials are assessing the situation.
"The shooter is still at large," spokeswoman Johnna Watson said. "We are interviewing the witnesses right now to try to determine if this person is known to them."
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From LA Times
Possible suspect detained in Oakland religious college shooting
Oakland police say that a possible suspect is in custody after a shooter killed multiple people and injured several more at a religious university in Oakland on Monday morning.
On its Twitter feed, Oakland police wrote “Possible Suspect in custody. No imminent public safety threat appears to exist in immediate area,” and minutes later Oakland police spokeswoman Johnna Watson confirmed to the news media that one suspect had been detained.
There have been conflicting reports in the Bay Area media as to how many people were shot and how many fatalities there have been.
Oakland police had described the suspect is an Asian man with a heavy build and wearing khaki clothing. The school, Oikos University, is not far from Oakland International Airport and the Oakland Coliseum.
Dramatic live television footage showed officer swarming around the small Christian university, with some appearing to enter the main building. Some civilians were seen being rushed from the building and into police vehicles.
According to its website, Oikos University is a Christian university that "was established specifically to serve the community of Northern California in general and San Francisco and Oakland areas in particular."
The situation is poorly understood so far. It's a very small, private, unaccredited school offering associates and ministry degrees. Likely very few CM correspondents. Still, the few details are sadly similar to other cases: disgruntled student with mental health and social issues, easy access to firearms. Goddamitall, another sad day for Oakland.
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