A shooting on the UCLA campus Wednesday morning has left two dead in what is said to be a murder-suicide.
UCLA students received an emergency alert around 10:00 a.m. informing them of a shooting at Engineering 4, a building on the south portion of the campus. The shooting was described as taking place in a small office in the Engineering 4 building. Those on campus began barricading themselves inside their shelters to try to ensure their safety.
Reports have described the shooter as a white male, about six feet tall. The Daily Bruin, the campus student newspaper, says the shooter was wearing black pants and a black jacket. A suicide note was found. The person who committed suicide died of a gunshot wound.
Multiple police and other law enforcement agency members swarmed campus, which was quickly put on lockdown.
You can see videos and photos of the frightening scene in these images shared via social media:
Sitting in the dark, bunche hall. Loud outside #ucla pic.twitter.com/IPsVw7K3Iq
— Daph (@whydaphnewhy) June 1, 2016
#ucla when we were first trying to barricade the door after hearing the 1st shot an hour ago pic.twitter.com/HDaydt2lYG
— Daph (@whydaphnewhy) June 1, 2016
#UCLA shooting. Barricaded in room in bunche. Doors open outward, no locks. Lots of helicopters and yelling outsid pic.twitter.com/6g2coCdOTC
— Daph (@whydaphnewhy) June 1, 2016
Using my belt to lock the door down. #UCLA #activeshooter pic.twitter.com/XIxm0uWIe3
— Carrie Rapaport ⚽️ (@newt_ripley) June 1, 2016
#UCLA #uclamed #uclashooting Campus still on lockdown. No one knows if shooter is dead or alive #bolterhall pic.twitter.com/4VSyoz5tAF
— Jess (@jessagramme) June 1, 2016
Cops now checking door to door. Making sure doors are locked? #UCLA #UCLAshooting pic.twitter.com/UALKHGTe6k
— Karaface (@karaleung) June 1, 2016
Kerckhoff Coffee House is locked down after shooting in Engineering IV. #UCLA pic.twitter.com/2pTjidmHxv
— Daily Bruin (@dailybruin) June 1, 2016
Shortly after noon, the campus was declared safe.
One of LBS’ writers, Darryn Albert, is a student at UCLA. He was safely in his off-campus apartment during the time of the shooting.
The UCLA campus is a place of learning, teaching, studying, bonding and education. I never once felt anything other than complete security and comfort being on the campus. I can’t even imagine what it would be like to have that violated.
UCLA is on the quarter system, so finals are scheduled for June 6-10. Many students were just finishing their quarter and even preparing to graduate.
