Three dead in shooting near Texas A&M, reports say

Police respond to the shooting in College Station, Aug. 13, 2012. (KHOU)

Two people, including a police officer, are dead and as many as five others, including three officers and a female civilian, 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 gunman was shot and 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, the suspected gunman is also dead. According to Reuters, a male civilian died in the shooting, police said, though it is unclear whether that is the gunman.

The shooting began when officer "attempted to serve an eviction notice," according to WFAA-TV. Brian Bachmann, a 41-year-old sheriff's deputy, was fatally wounded in the shooting that occurred shortly after noon about a block away from the school's campus.

The wounded officers are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The female civilian underwent surgery Monday; her condition was not released.

"It appears that the shooter [was] shooting from a house with automatic weapons," KBTX-TV 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.

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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