UNC-Chapel Hill faculty member killed in shooting

A suspect was captured, and no other injuries were reported. Classes have been canceled for Monday and Tuesday.

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By Antonio Planas

A University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill faculty member was killed Monday in a shooting that prompted a campuswide lockdown while officials searched for an "armed and dangerous person," university officials said.

A suspect was captured about an hour and a half after the shooting at Caudill Laboratories, and an all-clear was issued for the campus about two hours after that.

No other injuries were reported, school officials said at a briefing Monday afternoon.

"I am devastated and saddened by today’s shooting in one of our campus buildings, a place where we conduct our important work of teaching, mentoring and research every day," UNC Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz said in a letter to the university community. "This shooting damages the trust and safety that we so often take for granted on our campus. We will work to rebuild that trust and safety."

Tuesday's classes have been canceled.

The faculty member was not publicly identified, pending notification of family.

And officials did not name the suspect because formal charges have yet to be filed.

University police have not detailed the relationship between the victim and the shooter or indicated any kind of possible motive.

UNC Police Chief Brian James said the investigation, which the FBI has joined, will take several weeks.