In a photo on Monday, a man with a gun murdered a UNC Chapel Hill faculty member in the lab building at the center of campus, leading to a chaotic and disturbing three-hour closure of the university and nearby kindergarten to high school. caused

 

One last thing: Campus officials and police confirmed at a Monday night press conference that someone had been taken into custody, but did not disclose the identity of that person or the deceased faculty member.

 

All classes and activities at UNC are canceled Monday night and all day Tuesday.

Zoom Out: The shooting occurred at the Cordill Institute on the first day of the second week of college. It was also the first day of Chapel Hill City School in Carborough.

 

UNC Police Chief Bryan James said the first shot, reported by a 911 call, took place at 1:02 p.m. A region-wide lockdown soon followed. UNC did not issue a general statement until about 4:15 p.m.

Meanwhile, students began posting videos and photos on social media, police eventually detained and released a non-murder suspect, and parents and community members updated their phones to keep up to date. did.

Meanwhile, social media hoaxes and other unverified reports only increase fear and misunderstanding, said Axios' Cathy Peralta Solov.

Extension: At 1:03 pm, one minute after the 911 call, UNC issued its first warning of "armed and dangerous persons" on or near campus.

 

The warning, asking students to stay away from windows, began at 1:21 p.m.

Campus Police Chief James said police arrested the shooting suspect at 2:31 p.m., about 90 minutes after the first 911 call.

Four minutes later, they posted a photo of the person of interest on social media.

However, the hideout remained active and UNC alarms continued to indicate the suspect was on the run past 4:00 p.m. James said the delay was because police needed time to identify the shooter. James had detained another person in the meantime and released him, he said.

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