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University of Texas - Austin Shooting
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
A man wearing dark clothes and a ski mask opened fire with an assault rifle Tuesday morning inside a University of Texas library, then fatally shot himself in the head. Police said they believe the gunman was a student who acted alone, killing himself on the sixth floor of the library.
Police officers stand at the intersection of University Avenue and 21st Street on the University of Texas at Austin campus after reports of a shooting at the Perry-Castaneda Library on tuesday Sept. 28, 2010. A gunman opened fire Tuesday inside a University of Texas campus library then fatally shot himself, and police are searching for a possible second suspect, university police said. (AP Photo/The Daily Texan, Tamir Kalifa)
Police prepare to enter Calhoun Hall at the University of Texas at Austin campus in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010. A gunman opened fire Tuesday inside the Perry-Castaneda Library, then fatally shot himself, and police are searching for a possible second suspect, university police said. (AP Photo/The Daily Texan, Tamir Kalifa)
Students Paige Raiczyk, front left, and Veronica Rivera, front right and other University of Texas students and faculty hold their phones for updated text messages inside Benedict Hall on campus in Austin early Tuesday morning Sept. 28, 2010 after a shooting on campus. A gunman opened fire Tuesday inside a University of Texas campus library then fatally shot himself, and police are searching for a possible second suspect, university police said. (AP Photo/The Daily Texan, Tamir Kalifa)
A law enforcement officer gets in position by the Dobie Theatre, near the University of Texas campus in Austin, Texas, Tuesday Sept. 28, 2010. A gunman opened fire Tuesday inside a University of Texas campus library then fatally shot himself, and police are searching for a possible second suspect, university police said. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Jay Janner)
University of Texas at Austin Police Department officers stand at the intersection of 21st and Speedway, in front of the Perry-Castañeda Library, where shots were fired Tuesday morning. Police say a gunman opened fire inside the library, then shot and killed himself. (AP Photo/The Daily Texan, Tamir Kalifa)
An armored police vehicle drives up to the Perry-Castañeda Library on the University of Texas at Austin campus in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010. Police say a gunman opened fire inside the library, then shot and killed himself. Police are seeking a possible second suspect. (AP Photo/The Daily Texan, Derek Stout)
Students gather on the University of Texas campus in Austin, Texas, Tuesday Sept. 28, 2010 after a shooting. A gunman opened fire Tuesday inside a University of Texas campus library then fatally shot himself, and police are searching for a possible second suspect, university police said. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Jay Janner)
Law enforcement officers get into position on the University of Texas campus in Austin, Texas, Tuesday Sept. 28, 2010 after a shooting. A gunman opened fire Tuesday inside a University of Texas campus library then fatally shot himself, and police are searching for a possible second suspect, university police said. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Jay Janner)
University of Texas President William Powers, Jr., center, walks across the campus mall in Austin with Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo, right, and an unidentified law enforcement officer at left, Tuesday Sept. 28, 2010 after a shooting. A gunman opened fire Tuesday inside a University of Texas campus library then fatally shot himself, and police are searching for a possible second suspect, university police said. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Jay Janner)
University of Texas President William Powers, Jr., center, walks across the campus mall in Austin with Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo, right, and an unidentified law enforcement officer at left, Tuesday Sept. 28, 2010 after a shooting. A gunman opened fire Tuesday inside a University of Texas campus library then fatally shot himself, and police are searching for a possible second suspect, university police said. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Jay Janner)
