LOS ANGELES, June 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Authorities said a suspect was taken into custody after gunshots were fired near a college campus in Southern California.
Azusa Pacific University issued a shelter-in-place order for students and employees on Sunday afternoon after shots were reported after 1 p.m. local time.
The Christian school said there was “active gun shot activity” around 1:20 p.m. local time near the campus, which is located in the San Gabriel Valley northeast of Los Angeles.
The suspect fired shots into the air and once fired at the car of a university janitor who was driving to work, according to KABC-TV.
Azusa police, with help from a helicopter, searched for the suspect in the area, and eventually found him.
The suspect exchanged gunfire with officers before he was arrested, the TV station reported.
It is unknown how many people were on campus at the time of the incident, but university typically serves more than 9,000 students alone. The school did not clarify whether the incident occurred on campus or just nearby.
However, authorities said a suspect was in custody around 2 p.m. local time and the shelter-in-place order was lifted. — NNN-AGENCIES
