Two Women Dead, 2 Year-Old Injured In Shooting At Texas A&M University-Commerce Residence Hall
TEXAS : Two women were found dead and a 2-year-old was wounded after a shooting in a residence hall on the campus of Texas A&M University-Commerce, police said Monday.
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A student who lives in in the Pride Rock residence hall on campus called university police around 10:17 a.m. (11:17 a.m. ET) about the shooting in the building, University Police Chief Bryan Vaughn told reporters. He said police responded and found the women dead in a room.
The child “was also in the room,” Vaughn said. The toddler is in stable condition at a hospital, Vaughn said.
Vaughn declined to say whether the two women were students. He did not identify the victims or say whether they were related.
Vaughn did not reveal a motive for the shooting. He did not say whether police were looking for a suspect but said “there appears to be no other threats.”
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The school canceled classes for the rest of the day and recommended that students, faculty and staff shelter in place as a precaution. The shelter in place was lifted a little less than two hours later.
As of August 2016, those who hold a current and valid concealed handgun license in Texas are allowed to carry a concealed handgun on certain parts of the campus. Handgun license holders are also allowed to store the weapon in a safe in their campus housing, according to the policy.
Commerce is about 67 miles northeast of Dallas.