Washington - The University of Texas in Austin was placed a lockdown on Tuesday morning after shots were fired in the university library.
The shooter was found dead from an, apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound on the sixth floor of the Perry-Castaneda Library, the university said in a statement. There were no reports of gunshot Other injuries, police said.
Police Reporters Told They Received Calls about a man wearing all black and Carrying an AK-47 rifle around 8 am (1300 GMT). They fired four shots outside before police chased him into the library, M, they then shot Himself, the Austin American Statesman newspaper reported.
The University ISSUED hours an all clear, But remained close Throughout the day.
Police had occurred Secured campus and the Ruled out unsubstantiated reports of a Possible Second Gunma before Thurs Allowing students leave the buildings Where They HAD sought shelter, said university Police Chief Robert Dawson.
The university located in Texas' state capital, Austin, is among the largest in the U.S. with "some 50.000 students. In 1966, a Gunma firing shots from a tower in the central part of campus killed 16 students.
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