Two people shot and killed on UCLA campus; lockdown lifted

 Holly Yan and Deborah Bloom, CNN

According to university officials, two people were shot and killed on the UCLA campus Wednesday. Authorities received reports of an active shooter in or near the engineering building, Los Angeles Police Officer Tony Im said.

Los Angeles fire department personnel gather at the scene of a fatal shooting at the University of California, Los Angeles, Wednesday, June 1, 2016, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

LAPD Capt. Andy Neiman said he was not aware of the total number of victims or their conditions. It was not clear if UCLA was citing campus police or LAPD for the report of two dead.

Officials put the campus on lockdown as authorities investigate the incident at Boelter Hall, a science and engineering building. Large groups of police with long guns patrolled the streets of the campus of more than 40,000 students. The lockdown has since been lifted.

SWAT officers and dozens of squad cars filled the area as police tried to clear campus buildings floor by floor. Agents from the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also were headed to the scene.

Los Angeles police issued a citywide tactical alert, meaning officers on duty will be extended. UCLA’s final exams are scheduled for next week, with graduation set for Friday.

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