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Second armed UT suspect still at large
Students are being asked to stay inside dorm rooms
Jackie Vega
AUSTIN (KXAN) - There are two suspects in Tuesday morning's incident at the University of Texas.
The first gunman entered the Perry Castaneda Library at the UT campus with an automatic weapon, UT Public Information Officer Rhonda Weldon said he shot himself, and he is dead.
There is a second suspect authorities are looking for. They are not sure of the person's identity, and they don't know if the person is a student. They are trying to get more information.
There are no other injuries reported. An ambulance could be seen just before 9 a.m. Tuesday in front of the library with its sirens on, though no people were coming out of the library.
Police have the entire scene covered, and students were seen exiting the exhibition hall neighboring the library.
The library is located on 21st Street and Speedway Avenue and is just across the largest dormitory on campus, Jester Residence Hall. It also across from the Gregory Gym and the Red McCombs School of Business.
Students and staff are asked to stay where they are and are being asked not to enter campus if they are not already there.
Students who live on campus are being asked to stay inside the building, and the campus is on lockdown.
Text messages and e-mails were sent to students that read the following:
At 8:28 a.m.
"Armed subject reported last seen at Perry Castaneda Library on 9/28/2010. Details to follow."
At 8:58 a.m.
"Again, armed subject reported at Perry Castaneda Library. Shelter in place. Stay where you are at. More information to follow."
The road is closed at San Jacinto and Martin Luther King, Jr. boulevards .
KXAN Austin News has a crew on campus and will provide details as they become available.
Students are being asked to stay inside dorm rooms
Jackie Vega
AUSTIN (KXAN) - There are two suspects in Tuesday morning's incident at the University of Texas.
The first gunman entered the Perry Castaneda Library at the UT campus with an automatic weapon, UT Public Information Officer Rhonda Weldon said he shot himself, and he is dead.
There is a second suspect authorities are looking for. They are not sure of the person's identity, and they don't know if the person is a student. They are trying to get more information.
There are no other injuries reported. An ambulance could be seen just before 9 a.m. Tuesday in front of the library with its sirens on, though no people were coming out of the library.
Police have the entire scene covered, and students were seen exiting the exhibition hall neighboring the library.
The library is located on 21st Street and Speedway Avenue and is just across the largest dormitory on campus, Jester Residence Hall. It also across from the Gregory Gym and the Red McCombs School of Business.
Students and staff are asked to stay where they are and are being asked not to enter campus if they are not already there.
Students who live on campus are being asked to stay inside the building, and the campus is on lockdown.
Text messages and e-mails were sent to students that read the following:
At 8:28 a.m.
"Armed subject reported last seen at Perry Castaneda Library on 9/28/2010. Details to follow."
At 8:58 a.m.
"Again, armed subject reported at Perry Castaneda Library. Shelter in place. Stay where you are at. More information to follow."
The road is closed at San Jacinto and Martin Luther King, Jr. boulevards .
KXAN Austin News has a crew on campus and will provide details as they become available.
