A gunman opened fire Monday morning at a small Christian university in Oakland, Calif., killing more than one person and wounding several others, police said, before a potential suspect was taken into custody.
"Possible suspect in custody. No imminent public safety threat appears to exist in immediate area," the Oakland Police Department said on its twitter account.
Earlier, police said more than one person had been killed but they were not more specific.
Four of the wounded were taken away by ambulance, while others were being cared for outside the building, the Oakland Tribune reported.
Police had been looking for a gunman described as a Korean man in his 40s who allegedly carried out the attack on Oikos University, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The man had a heavy build and was wearing khaki clothing, the police said.
Oikos says it aims to educate “emerging Christian leaders” and offers courses in theology, music, Asian medicine and nursing.
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