An 18-year-old freshman was arrested following a shooting at Northern Arizona University’s Flagstaff campus on Friday that left one person dead and three others injured, campus police said.
“We awoke this morning to a terrible tragedy on our Flagstaff campus,” university president Rita Cheng said at a news conference.
The alleged shooter has been identified as Steven Jones, who was taken into police custody after the incident, NAU Police Chief Greg Fowler said in a press conference Friday.
The shooting started around 1:20 a.m. in a parking lot adjacent to Mountain View Hall following a confrontation between two groups, Fowler said, adding that it is not clear yet what led to the confrontation or what it was regarding. The names of the victims have not yet been released.
Jones remained at the scene and was placed under arrest when officers responded.
All four of the victims were males and the Delta Chi fraternity confirmed that some of its members were involved.
Mountain View Hall is a dormitory which is home to most of the campus’ students involved in Greek organizations, ABC News reported.
Here’s a statement from Delta Chi Headquarters:
The condition of the three people wounded was not immediately known, but all were taken to Flagstaff Medical Center to be treated for their injuries, a school spokesman told ABC-15.
Fowler said that, per Arizona law, a gun can be concealed within the glove compartment of a car that is parked on campus but that guns are not allowed to be carried on campus.
Though classes will continue as scheduled Friday, Cheng said that “this is not going to be a normal day at NAU. Our hearts are heavy.”
Some 20,000 NAU students are enrolled at the campus in Flagstaff.
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey tweeted about the shooting Friday morning.
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