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.