A shooting broke out during an outdoor celebration at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania late Saturday, killing one person and wounding six others, authorities said, quoted by the Associated Press, quoted by BTA.
A person with a firearm has been taken into custody, and authorities are investigating the possibility that there was more than one attacker, but they do not believe there is an active threat to the campus, Chester County District Attorney Christopher de Barena-Sarobe said during a brief press conference this morning.
"We don't have answers to many questions about exactly what happened," he said. "What I can tell you is that we are operating today as if this was not an incident where someone came with the intent to cause widespread damage to the university campus."
Authorities say the shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. in front of a large building called the International Cultural Center, where tents and tables were set up for picnics and socializing after a football game earlier in the day.
"It was a chaotic scene and people were running in different directions," the district attorney said. He urged anyone with video from the scene or other information that could help the investigation to contact the FBI.
Authorities did not release any further details about the victims, including their conditions or where the injured are being treated.
The campus is located about 45 miles southwest of Philadelphia. Chester County detectives are leading the investigation with the support of the state police and the FBI.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said in "Ex" that he had been informed of the shooting and offered his administration and family support.