Three people have been shot and killed at the University of Alabama, a university spokesman says.
A suspect has been apprehended after the violence on the university campus in the city of Huntsville, the spokesman, Ray Garner said.
One other person was injured in the incident, he added.
US educational sites have seen numerous fatal shooting attacks in recent decades, the most serious occurring at Virginia Tech University in 2007.
"We have three confirmed people who are dead, one injured," said Mr Garner.
"The police have secured the building. " he added.
Police were "sweeping the building to both look to see if there are other victims as well as to get evidence," Mr Garner said.
He said that a woman was in custody but he could not identify her or any of the victims.
A local television station, WAFF, quoting a police official, said the shooter was believed to be a female staff member.
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Sad, very sad.
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Apparently she is a Harvard-educated neuroscientist who was denied tenure by the Biology Dept. faculty at the university this morning. I guess she showed 'em! ???
Interesting you should, say that. I don't think she likes being second best, to anyone, not work colleagues/freinds or family it appears.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35372168/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/
Killed her successful violinist brother by accident with a gun where her mother was the only other witness to this accident. Man people really don't know how to handle bad women, I am only guessing but she probably should have been spending her life in a mental institution from that time on and those 3 innocent people would be alive today. Also she should never have been allowed to own a gun.
QuoteShe was taken Friday night in handcuffs to the county jail, and said as she got into a police car: "It didn't happen. There's no way. ... They are still alive."
Sounds like an insanity plea on the way. Very sad.
There you go muppet, can't see the woods for the trees because the shooter is a woman. just like the cops back in 1986 who covered things up because in their heads they struggled with the concept of a woman as a true villain and now 3 more people are dead.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35372168/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/