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Virginia Tech says shots fired on campus
WASHINGTON |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Virginia Tech University, site of a 2007 massacre that killed 32 people, said Thursday that a police officer and one other person had been shot in an incident on campus.
"A police officer has been shot. A potential second victim is reported," the university said on its Twitter feed.
"Stay indoors. Secure in place," the message said.
The school described the suspect as a white male in gray sweat pants and a maroon sweat shirt.
MSNBC reported that a campus police officer and a suspect exchanged shots at a traffic stop and that the suspect was still at large.
(Reporting by Andy Sullivan; editing by Philip Barbara)
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