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UPDATE, 12:09 p.m.: LAPD Chief Charlie Beck confirms his department is now operating under the belief that this morning’s shooting was a murder-suicide. A gun was recovered at the scene.

“The campus is now safe,” Beck said during a brief press conference.

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UPDATE, 11:57 a.m.: UCLA Police Chief James Harren has not ruled out this morning’s incident being a murder-suicide saying “it is certainly possible that one of the victims is the shooter.”

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Original Post: Just after 10 a.m. this morning UCLA campus was placed on lockdown as police searched for a gunman associated with a shooting that left two males dead, according to LAPD. People in the area are currently sheltering in place as hundreds of officers descend on the campus. 

According to the Daily Bruin, the shooter is believed to have been wearing black pants and a black jacket. A construction worker interviewed by KTLA claimed to have seen one male subject leave the building where the shooting took place. The man was wearing a bulletproof vest, according to the worker. 

No motive for the shooting has been established. Law enforcement has not released the identities of the victims. 

The following release was issued by LAPD at 11:33 a.m.:

At approximately 10:00 a.m. this morning Los Angeles police officers repsonded to multiple calls of shots fired on the UCLA campus. Both LAPD and UCLA police began a search for suspects and victims. The LAPD has confirmed that two males were located suffering gunshot wounds. The LAPD is continuing a methodical search of the campus and surrounding areas; however, no additional suspects have been seen. Also on scene is the Los Angeles Fire Department. The LAPD is actively engaged in securing the safety of students and surrounding community. 

The Los Angeles Police Department reminds you that in dynamic situations, preliminary information is often inaccurate. Please rely on information provided by the Los Angeles Police Department and UCLA officials. 

The LA Times reported the following student account: 

Student Mehwish Khan, 21, said she took cover in the library with several other students. 

“The whole campus just started running and I started running too,” she told a reporter over her cell phone. 

“Everyone was very confused. We got in a building, and no one knew what was going on,” she said.

As she spoke by phone, she started hearing helicopters hovering overhead.

“A lot of people thought it was a joke or a drill,” she said.

The LA Times is providing updates here. Live video courtesy KTLA above.