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One dead, one hurt in US university shooting

One person has been killed and another wounded after a shooting at a university in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The WSSU Campus Police Department has identified a suspect, Jarrett Jerome Moore.

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The university has canceled public services for Sunday and will make counselors available for students. Details surrounding the shooting have not be released, including the identities of the student victims.

The university said the campus was on full lockdown after the 1:20 a.m. shooting in a lot near two residence halls, Wilson Hall and Gleason-Hairston Terrace.

The campus was on lockdown for greater than three hours, from 1:30 a.m.to four:50 a.m.

We can confirm that there has been one fatality and one injured individual.

CNN has reached out to campus police but has not received a reply.

And people who find themselves not college students, school or employees are requested to stay off campus.

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If you have information that can help investigators, you’re asked to call Winston-Salem police at 336-773-7700, Crime Stoppers at 727-2800 or the police Spanish line at 728-3904.

One dead after shooting at US university