These three people killed on a college campus.
A gunman opened fire at the University of Nevada Las
Vegas.
Going floor to floor. Our Whit Johnson is there on
the scene for us.
Good Morning with.
Robin, good morning to you.
This horrific scene playing out just a week before final
exams here at UNLV.
Students were looking forward to heading home for the holidays,
but now so many overwhelmed with shock and grief,
Another school campus in America targeted by a mass killer.
Chaos erupting on campus at the University of Nevada Las
Vegas.
The sound of gunfire just before noon Wednesday sending crowds
of students running for their lives.
They were reporting an actual act of here at this
point,
correct? Affirmative. According to police,
the shooter began on the 4th floor of Beam Hall,
home to the Business School.
You don't want to believe that that could be happening
on your floor,
on your hall to people you know.
Assistant Professor Truman Raleigh's office is on that 4th floor.
I saw one of my colleagues jump from her desk
and shut the door and take cover.
Within minutes, the student union and Business School swarmed with
SWAT teams and armored police vehicles,
students receiving alerts on their phones.
This is not a test run fight.
Hide. Hundreds of students and faculty anxiously sheltering behind barricaded
doors.
I was just hoping to get away alive at that
point.
Like because it was it was loud.
Like it sounds like it was right there.
Police working to clear buildings,
rushing people to safety with their hands above their heads.
We watched a lot of fear across.
The faces of those young men and women at UNLV
today,
sources telling ABC News The alleged shooter,
67 year old Anthony Polito,
was a former professor who had applied for a position
at UNLV and was not hired.
Polito had ties to North Carolina and Georgia,
listing on his LinkedIn page that he had a PhD
in philosophy and a Masters in Business administration.
Authorities say he was armed with a handgun when he
carried out his rampage,
killing at least three people 1/4 rushed to the hospital,
now in stable condition. No student should have to fear
pursue pursuing their dreams.
On the college campus. What happened today is a heinous,
unforgivable crime. Authorities later confirming 2 campus police officers immediately
engaged the suspect,
killing him in a shootout.
If it hadn't been for the heroic actions of one
of those police officers who responded,
it could have been countless additional lives taken.
Law enforcement sources tell us the victims killed were either
faculty or staff and not students.
Authorities say they are now searching the suspects home here
in Nevada.
They also have a cell phone and they're examining the
contents.
Still working to find a motive for this deadly attack.
George. OK, thanks.