Asian male shoots 9 and kills 6 students in Oakland (update)
– Nine people were shot at a California religious college Monday, and Oakland police “believe that six have been pronounced dead,” a police official said.
“We believe the suspect is in custody,” Oakland Police Sgt. Christopher Bolton said. “He was arrested in a nearby city.”
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2012/04/02/several-shot-inside-oakland-christian-school/
Police in nearby Alameda told KCBS that the suspected gunman was taken into custody at a shopping center in nearby Alameda about 12:20 p.m. His identity was not immediately released but he was described by police as a Korean man in his 40s with a heavy build and wearing khaki clothing.
According of its website, Oikos University is a Christian school offering studies in theology, music, nursing and Asian medicine.
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