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Situation contained at UCLA, 2 dead police confirm, investigating possible murder-suicide

Situation contained at UCLA, 2 dead police confirm, investigating possible murder-suicide
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The situation at the University of California in Los Angeles is now contained after reports of a shooting.

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The situation at the University of California in Los Angeles is now contained after reports of a shooting. Police sources have confirmed two men have died, it is possible the gunman may be one of the dead. A gun was found at the scene.

Police are investigating the shooting as a possible murder-suicide, LAPD police chief confirms.

Swat teams were searching for a suspect in the engineering building, and all on campus were advised to shelter in a secure area.

Reports of the shooting happened shortly before 10am local time.

The Student newspaper reported that the gunman was dressed in a black jacket and black trousers.

.UCLA</a> said police on site confirmed two shooting victims on campus. Entire campus on lockdown. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UCLAshooting?src=hash">#UCLAshooting</a></p>&mdash; Daily Bruin (dailybruin) 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

Developing story – more details to come as soon as they become available.

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