UCLA Shooter: Two Dead After Campus Rampage
Jun. 1 2016, Published 7:56 p.m. ET
UCLA was put on lockdown today as an active shooter opened fire on the campus. LAPD Police Chief Charlie Beck gave an update about the identity of the shooter and details about the two dead men. Click through the gallery to see the students and police responding to the news.
Two Killed In Shooting On Campus Of UCLA
Students on the UCLA campus in Westwood were outside the school buildings with their hands up over their heads as police swarmed the area searching for an active shooter on June 1, 2016.
Two Killed In Shooting On Campus Of UCLA
Police, LAFD, ATF and the FBI all descended upon the University of California Los Angeles to search for the shooter and put the 43,000 student campus on lockdown.
Two Killed In Shooting On Campus Of UCLA
"I'm literally hiding in a hidden dungeon, there are no windows where we are but I am still scared," Sarabeth Belon, a senior at UCLA, told RadarOnline.com exclusively during the lockdown.
Two Killed In Shooting On Campus Of UCLA
Students were frightened and hiding out as the school sent out an alert to stay behind locked doors. "Nobody knows what is going on," another student revealed to RadarOnline.com.
Two Killed In Shooting On Campus Of UCLA
"In this day and age … we would much rather respond in an abundance of caution," Andy Neiman, the Los Angeles Police Department spokesman said of the involvement of law enforcement.
Two Killed In Shooting On Campus Of UCLA
Two men were killed in a small building in the Engineering department. Authorities said that one of the victims was a professor at UCLA.
Two Killed In Shooting On Campus Of UCLA
LAPD Chief Charlie Beck said the shooter was a student at UCLA and he was confirmed dead, too. Police said a note was found at the scene. The student reportedly shot the professor and then turned the gun on himself.
Two Killed In Shooting On Campus Of UCLA
Another professor on campus was texting with his son, Sean Lynch, during the situation. Lynch told the LA Times that his father was in a colleague's office and heard "three gunshots but did not see the shooter." Stay with RadarOnline.com for updates.