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Shooting at University of Central Arkansas; Two Dead
Monday, October 27, 2008 at 12:54 am
Conway, Ark. - The University of Central Arkansas is in lockdown tonight due to a deadly shooting on campus. Two people were killed, one was wounded. A suspect is in custody, but police are seeking at least 3 others.
According to UCA's website, a "Crime Alert" was issued at 10:35 p.m. CT on October 26. All housing facilities were immediately restricted to residents only. Monday classes have been canceled as well.
Twitter is a fascinating resource for fast-breaking stories like this.
The following are tweets about the UCA shooting from various Twitter users. They first began posting about the shooting around 9 p.m. CT:
abesmith77: "four guys just walked onto uca campus and shot people."
JoeTwinem: "Four men just walked onto the UCA campus (A college in Conway) and started shooting. Please pray."
kimbrow: "Shooting was in front of state hall at uca. 2 people dead. Pray for their families and students of uca"
footballwidow: "www.arktimes.com saying that Ryan Henderson and Chavarez Block are 2 of the UCA victims"
akvalley: "Talked to my nephew @MJizzle8708, a student at UCA, about the shooting tonight. Appears to be linked to an incident at UAPB's homecoming."
The second name above is spelled "Chavares," and his status as a victim is still unclear.
Updates will follow later this morning.
[ CNN.com, Arkansas Times' "Arkansas Blog."]
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Tags: Chavares Block, developing story, lockdown, Ryan Henderson, two dead, UAPB, UCA, University of Central Arkansas
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