By Micheal Chukwuebuka, Reporting
THE shootings of two people who were discovered dead in a dorm room at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs Friday morning, according to the police, are being investigated as homicides.
Our source, NBC News, reported that Colorado Springs police officers responded just after 6 a.m. to a call about shots at the Alpine Village campus dormitories.
Each of the two people, who have not been identified, had at least one gunshot wound, officers revealed.
According to authorities, both deaths are being treated as homicides, but the coroner will determine the cause and manner of death.
“This incident does not appear to be a murder-suicide and both deaths are being investigated as homicides.
“We are continuing to develop and follow investigative leads and will provide additional information when it becomes available,” police said.
At a news conference, Colorado Springs Police Chief Adrian Vasquez, expressed his sympathy for the family of the victims:
“I want to express my heartfelt sympathy for the family of these two individuals.
“A tragedy like this is unimaginable.”
Stonix News learnt that the shooting caused a lockdown at the university, which has an enrollment of more than 11,000 students.
The campus was closed Friday and will remain closed through the weekend.
University Chancellor Jennifer Sobanet said:
“Today is a tragic day.
“My heart is broken for the victims of today’s senseless violence, and I join in the grieving with their family and friends, and the entire community.”
She further stated that it was an isolated shooting event.
Counselors from other campuses in Colorado were assisting in the aftermath.
Mayor Yemi Mobolade said that the university is a family and part of the larger Colorado Springs family:
“And we know that there are a lot of questions that have emerged from the events of this morning.
“But what we know is that we’re mourning two lives that were lost.”
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