Police respond to the shooting in College Station, Aug. 13, 2012. (KHOU)
One police officer is dead and at least five others, including another officer, were wounded in a shooting near the Texas A&M campus in College Station on Monday, police and university officials say.
According to the College Station Police Department, the shooter was taken into custody. At a press briefing, a police spokeswoman said that there is "no longer a danger to the public."
According to KBTX-TV, five people, including another police office, were hospitalized after the shooting that occurred shortly after noon about a block away from the school's campus. According to the College Station Medical Center, three people were admitted with gunshot wounds.
"It appears that the shooter [was] shooting from a house with automatic weapons," KBTX said.
Texas A&M issued an alert on its website just before 12:30 p.m. local time on Monday warning of an active shooter near Kyle Field, the campus football stadium, according to the Associated Press.
The shooting occurred near Highlands and Fidelity Streets in College Station, just south of the George Bush Drive and east of the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/report-shooter-apprehended-near-texas-m-campus-183653265.html
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