One dead in shooting on US college campus
One person is dead and a community college campus in North Carolina is in lockdown as authorities search for a man with a gun.
Kim Best, spokeswoman for the city of Goldsboro, says there is one victim in the campus shooting at Wayne County Community College in Goldsboro.
Law enforcement officials inside the college say they are doing a sweep through each building and each room allowing people to leave
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Law enforcement scores another group of faculty members off campus at Wayne Community College pic.twitter.com/OVDkZZLpgQ
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She says that person is dead but did not give any other details.
Ms Best said the shooter is not in custody. She would not say whether the gunman is still on campus.
Wayne County assistant operations manager Daniel Wiggins says 911 received a call at about 8am of an active gunman on campus.
This military style van is now loaded with SWAT members from Johnston County Sheriff's Office pic.twitter.com/JVGcdHJr39
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Authorities are searching the area for a white male, about 5 ft 11 tall with a goatee and a tattoo over his eye.
Mr Wiggins said he does not know what type of firearm is involved.
