One dead and three hurt in US campus stabbing
One person is dead and three others have suffered potentially serious injuries in a vicious stabbing attack at the University of Texas in Austin.
The stabbings were carried out near the campus Gym, putting the University into complete lockdown.
One man has been taken into custody.
Stabbings at University of Texas at #Austin occurred near the Gregory Gym. The university is currently on lockdown https://t.co/837COViIoB pic.twitter.com/M9j8Oq8XGO
— RT America (@RT_America) May 1, 2017
Police are questioning the man.
One person is now in custody following stabbings at University of Texas at #Austin, according to Austin Police Dept https://t.co/837COV1701
— RT America (@RT_America) May 1, 2017
UT Austin was the location of one of the worst school shootings in US history on August 1, 1966.
The gunman, former Marine Charles Whitman, killed 14 people and injured another 31.
Earlier in the day he had killed his wife and mother.
