Hunt for gunman after seven shot on Seattle Pacific University campus

Police have a suspect in custody and are hunting another gunman on the Seattle Pacific University campus in Washington state after seven people were shot.

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Up to seven people have been shot on a university campus in the US state of Washington.

The shooting took place at Otto Miller Hall on the Seattle Pacific University campus.

Police say a suspect has been arrested while another is being hunted, the Seattle Times reports.

There are no fatalities, but one man has critical injuries.

Seattle Fire Department spokesman Kyle Moore told the newspaper the hunt for the second suspect delayed efforts to get to the six injured people inside the building.

The campus is in lockdown.



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