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HAMPTON, Va. (AP) -- Hampton University President William R. Harvey is defending the Virginia school's actions following a campus shooting that left three nonstudents injured.
At a campus meeting Monday, Harvey said if the gunman was still at large, emergency alerts would have been sent out much earlier.
The university didn't issue an alert until two hours after the shootings early Sunday.
Harvey said Sunday he was at the dorm where the shooting occurred and saw the alleged gunman and his victims still at the scene being treated.
University police say a former student shot a pizza delivery man and a dorm monitor before shooting himself. Police in the city of Hampton are investigating, but have not said whether the suspect has been charged.
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HAMPTON, Va. (AP) -- Officials say three men are hospitalized after an overnight shooting in a dormitory at Hampton University in Virginia.
Police say the suspect is an 18-year-old Richmond man who shot a 62-year-old Hampton man and a 43-year-old Hampton man and then turned the gun on himself.
No students were injured. School spokeswoman Yuri Rodgers says that police believe the shooter is a former student, and that one victim is the night manager of Harkness Hall.
Officials do not know the motive for the shooting, reported around 1 a.m.
All students, faculty and staff were notified about the situation via text message and e-mail.
The school remained on lockdown Sunday morning while police investigated.
Hampton University is a private school with about 5,700 students.
