2 suspects arrested in fatal shooting at Texas Southern University

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http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/09/us/texas-southern-shooting/index.html

(CNN)Two people have been arrested in connection with a Friday morning fatal shooting outside student housing on the Texas Southern University campus, according to Jodi Silva, Houston Police public information officer.

Police are looking for a third suspect, she said at a press conference.

The shooting occurred outside the Courtyard Apartments, CNN affiliate KPRC reported. The apartments are student housing on the campus, said a school communications specialist, Kendrick Callis.

This was the second fatal shooting of the day on a college campus. Earlier Friday, a freshman pulled a gun at Northern Arizona University and shot four male students, killing one.

Eight days ago, nine people were killed by a gunman at Umpqua Community College in Oregon. President Obama flew to Oregon on Friday to meet with survivors.

Texas Southern University, near downtown Houston, went into lockdown after the 11:30 a.m. shooting. The lockdown was lifted about 2:30 p.m. and classes were canceled for the day.

The identities of the victim or the suspects were were not released. It was not known if anybody involved was a student.

KPRC reported that another shooting happened Thursday night at the same apartment complex but no details were available. Police have not said if the two shootings are related. Silva said a third shooting occurred earlier this week on or near the campus, but she didn't release details.

The two police tweets about the Friday shooting read:

"One person fatally shot, one wounded at 3545 Blodgett, an apartment complex near TSU campus. A possible suspect is detained. PIO en route."

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

MOAR GUNS!!!

[TBoneTX 45,308]

The neighborhood around TSU is not known as being good or safe.

[Ban Hammer 13,345]

cnn title of article: "....at Texas Southern University."

then in the article it says "an apartment complex near TSU campus."

maybe it's just me, but there is a difference.....

[ready4ONE 5,400]

I believe that most University campuses have a ring of off campus student housing. While technically a shooting in the off campus housing area might not be 'at the University' the distinction is somewhat negligible especially if the shooting includes students.

I might even venture to say, since the gun lobby and their VJ mouthpieces are ever so fond of pointing to gun free zones being their 'cause' that this might be a distinction worth glossing over. Remember the golden gun lobby rules, guns are never at fault for any shooting incident. And gun free zones are where shooters prefer to go to find easy and defenseless victims.

[TBoneTX 45,308]

A student apparently got into an argument with 3 other people, not all of whom have been apprehended. It's not a "school shooting" per se.

[ready4ONE 5,400]

Okay not a school shooting per se, just another day in the US for gun violence.

[TBoneTX 45,308]

Or an argument that got out of hand, or violent sorts looking to cause trouble by any means available...

Edited October 11, 2015 by TBoneTX

[ready4ONE 5,400]

Guns being the readily available means. I concur.