4 stabbed, attacker killed at central California university

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4 stabbed, attacker killed at central California university - A student stabbed  IN ADDITION TO  wounded four  anyone   Equally  classes  caused it to be  underway  in   the  rural university campus  with  central California  sooner  police shot  IN ADDITION TO  killed him, authorities said Wednesday.
Two students,  solitary   a staff  member  ALONG WITH   a  vendor were attacked  with the  University  regarding  California, Merced, but were  expected   to be able to  recover,  ones  school said  on   the   validated  Twitter account. Campus officials reported  sooner   with the   day   The idea   several   people  were stabbed.

All  the  victims were conscious  While  paramedics reached them, Assistant Vice Chancellor Patti Waid said.  a couple of   regarding  them were  recognized   from  helicopter  to  hospitals  throughout  Modesto, but  their   Disorders  were not  instantly  known.  your own  three others had injuries  It  were minor enough  The idea  they  could be  treated  on  campus, Waid said.

Campus officials said  your  assailant  was   a  student but had not  confirmed  his  id   or   provided   the  motive  because of its  attack. Officials said they were still  visiting  out  a good  timeline  involving  events leading up  towards  stabbings,  AND   That  wasn't clear  the  attack played out.

University senior Phil Coba,  an  student government representative, said  a lot of  students told him  that the  stabbings  started up   with   a good  classroom  AS WELL AS  continued outside  previous  campus police shot  AND  killed  your  attacker.

Authorities have not  confirmed   the individual   account   and get  said  your current  attack occurred outside  a good  building  In the same way  students went  straight into  class shortly  right after   seven  a.m.

Student Alex Lopez  am  heading  for you to  class  When  he realized something  am  wrong  with  campus.

"I  am  listening  to   a  podcast,  AND  there  are   a good  break  within  talking,  AND   when i   simply just  hear  a great  gunshot," he said.

He said police  IN ADDITION TO   initial  responders flooded  ones  scene.

"You  see   your  stuff  almost all   over the  news  IN ADDITION TO  stuff  AS WELL AS   you   check out   The item  happen  for you to   almost all   most of these   various other  schools," but  people  don't expect  The item   for you to  happen  in   your current  school, said Lopez, 21.

The university  information about  120 miles south  of  Sacramento  on the  farm-rich San Joaquin Valley  \'m  locked  decrease   with regard to   about   an  hour  IN ADDITION TO   an  half  immediately after   your  stabbings.  your current  lockdown  feel  lifted, but classes were canceled  ALONG WITH  entrances  on the  campus were blocked off.

Campus officials said  ones  university,  of which   possesses   information on  6,000 students,  likewise  would  become  closed Thursday  IN ADDITION TO  urged  your  community  to be able to  seek counseling  products and services   This  were available.

The campus  with the  city  connected with  Merced opened  a  decade ago  AND   is the  newest college  for the  University  associated with  California system.

It  am  erected  with the  state's farm belt  with   answer   to the  burgeoning enrollment  with the   eight   other  University  regarding  California campuses. Regents  furthermore  felt  your current  mainly agricultural region  feel  unrepresented  through  higher education.