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Charlotte police identify university of North Carolina shooting suspect

Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 01 May 2019, 02:38 pm Print

Charlotte police identify university of North Carolina shooting suspect

Moscow (Sputnik/UNI) The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said that it had identified the gunman suspected of being involved in the deadly US university shooting in the eastern state of North Carolina.

On Tuesday, the police received reports of a shooting at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Charlotte which left two people dead and four injured. A male student of the university was taken into custody for questioning.

"The suspect in the UNC Charlotte incident has been identified as Trystan Andrew Terrell, (DOB: 06/06/1996.) He is in custody at this time with charges pending against him," the police tweeted late Tuesday.

According to Spectrum News, a candlelight vigil is scheduled for students, faculty and alumni at 6 p.m. local time (22:00 GMT) on Wednesday.