Three dead, one wounded in US university shooting

WASHINGTON: Three people were killed and one other was wounded in a shooting at a university in the southern US state of Alabama and the shooter was in custody, a college spokesman said.

The incident happened yesterday at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, and the college spokesman Ray Garner said on CNN television that police were sweeping the building.

"At this point we have three dead, three confirmed people who are dead. We have one injured. The police have secured the building, the shooter is in custody," Garner said.

He added police were "sweeping the building to both look to see if there are other victims as well as to get evidence."

Local television WAFF, quoting a police official, said the shooter was a female staff member at the faculty.

Erin Johnson, a second-year student, told the local Hunstville Times that a biology faculty meeting was underway at the Shelby Center when she heard screams coming from one of the rooms.