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    Shooting At NAU Flagstaff Campus - Reports Of 1 Dead, 3 Injured

    http://abcnews.go.com/US/deadly-shoo...ry?id=34363113


    A deadly shooting occurred on Northern Arizona University?s Flagstaff campus early this morning, and the suspected shooter is in custody, according to a university spokesperson.

    One person died and three others were wounded in the shooting, the spokesperson said.

    It's unclear what sparked the shooting, which took place near Mountain View Hall, a dormitory which houses most of the campus' students involved in Greek organizations.

    According to an emergency alert sent by the university, residents in Mountain View Hall were asked to stay indoors.


    Reported shooting at NAU Flagstaff campus. Shooter in custody. Mtn View Hall residents stay indoors. More details to follow.

    NAU (@NAU) October 9, 2015

    More than 20,000 students are enrolled at the Flagstaff campus.

    This story is developing. Check back for updates.






    Edit it might be 4 wounded



    http://www.abc15.com/news/region-nor...agstaff-campus




    10/9/2015 - NAU tweeted out there has been a "reported shooting at NAU Flagstaff campus. Shooter in custody. Mtn View Hall residents stay indoors. More details to follow."

    The university posted the tweet around 2:30 a.m. Friday morning.

    ABC News reports 1 dead and 4 wounded.
    Last edited by blighted star; 10-09-2015 at 02:47 AM.

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    This was my alma mater. Fuck

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    http://abcnews.go.com/US/deadly-shoo...ry?id=34363113

    A fight that broke out between two groups of students at Northern Arizona University’s Flagstaff campus left one person dead and three hospitalized after one of the students shot the others with a handgun.

    The shooter has been identified as Steven Jones, an 18-year-old freshman at the school, who has been taken into custody by campus police, according to NAU police chief Greg Fowler.

    Colin Brough has been identified by the school as the student who was killed in the incident, and Nicholas Prato, Kyle Zientek and Nicholas Piring were named as the individuals who were shot but are being treated at Flagstaff Medical Center.

    Fowler said that the altercation started at 1:20 a.m. when "several of our students, two separate student groups got into a confrontation."

    Campus police arrived at the scene and apprehended Jones "without further trouble," Fowler said.

    It is unclear what sparked the shooting, which took place near Mountain View Hall, a dormitory that houses most of the campus' students involved in Greek organizations.

    Fowler said that none of the violence happened inside any residence halls.

    Fowler said that the school's alert messaging was sent out "rather quickly," but a student who was in the audience at the new conference this morning told Fowler that he received the text alert at 2:52 a.m., more than an hour and a half after the shooting. Fowler said that "sometimes it takes us a little bit of time to stabilize the information" but added that the text was "a precautionary measure" as opposed to one telling students to actively take cover.

    Fowler noted that the Arizona Board of Regents prohibits students form carrying guns around campus but students are allowed to store them in their car.

    The state school's Flagstaff campus has more than 20,000 students enrolled.

    Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., released the following statement this morning:

    "My thoughts and prayers are with families of the person who was killed and the three others who were wounded in the horrific shooting on the campus of Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff early this morning. I appreciate the efforts of all state and local law enforcement officials, first-responders and school administrators, and continue to pray for the recovery of the injured, as well as all those in the NAU community who have been impacted by this terrible tragedy."

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    I think this might be Colin's FB, he's friends with two of the other people that were shot.
    https://www.facebook.com/colin.brough.9

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    Last edited by moosella; 10-09-2015 at 11:52 AM. Reason: added twitter

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    Damn, he seems completely not like the kind of guy you expect to do shit like this (on twitter anyway, his fb is already gone).





    Edit. I was going to add that twitter can be deceiving


    - turns out I should've.




    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ght-brawl.html





    A Northern Arizona University freshman charged with first degree murder after shooting a fellow student dead and wounding two others claims he was acting in self defense.

    Steven Jones, 18, killed fellow student Colin Brough with two shots to the chest and one to the shoulder after getting into a fight with members of the*Delta Chi fraternity outside an all-Greek residence hall on campus in the early hours of yesterday.

    Prosecutors said Jones, a pledge from the Sigma Chi fraternity, got into the fight in the parking lot outside the dorm and was punched in the face before being chased to his car where he kept a pistol.


    When he got there he pulled the weapon, then fired shots at close range, killing Brough and wounding fellow frat members Nicholas Prato, Kyle Zientek and Nicholas Piring.

    Jones has since told police that he acted in self defense, warning his unarmed attackers that he would shoot, then opening fire when two of them continued to approach him.





    However prosecutors have rubbished that claim, saying Jones could easily have walked away from the fracas, but chose to get his gun and 'go back into the fray'.

    Deputy County Attorney Ammon Barker also accused Baker of giving 'self-serving statements' to police in order to protect himself.**

    Colin Brough



    Flagstaff Police Chief Greg Fowler said the fatal shooting broke out after members of two 'student groups' got into a confrontation in a parking lot outside Mountain View Hall - *the campus' all-Greek dorm where the majority of the school's fraternity and sorority members live.

    When the fight turned physical, Fowler says Jones pulled out a handgun with a flashlight attachment before firing at the students from 10ft away.

    He allegedly stopped shooting when officers arrived at the scene about 1.20am and subdued him.*

    Jones was taken into custody. He has reportedly been cooperating with police.*

    Later Friday afternoon Jones had his first court hearing, where he was held on $2million bail for charges of felony first-degree murder and three counts of felony aggravated assault.*
    Kyle ZientekNicholas PratoNicholas Piring


    The three others who were injured in the shooting were taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for their injuries.*

    Their conditions are not currently known, but Fowler says that they all suffered multiple gunshot wounds.**

    Sigma Chi Fraternity executive director Michael Church confirmed in a statement Friday that Steven Jones was seeking membership with its NAU chapter.

    Church said the shooting was not associated with any chapter event.

    He says Jones was removed from the chapter's pledge program immediately following his arrest.*

    More pix at link
    Last edited by blighted star; 10-10-2015 at 11:02 AM.

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    Being thirsty thursday, I'm gonna he was probably also intoxicated at the time.

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