Ann Kirkpatrick, who lives in Flagstaff, expressed confidence that the city "will only grow stronger in difficult moments like these." He said the state stands ready to help in the investigation and response. Doug Ducey calling the shooting heartbreaking. The gate to the dorm's main entrance was closed Friday, and police had the surrounding area taped off.Īrizona political leaders voiced support for the university and surrounding community, with Gov. "I was studying for an exam so I looked out the window and see two people running, and that's when I realized they weren't fireworks they were actually gunshots," she said. Student Maria Gonzalez told The Associated Press that she at first suspected firecrackers when the shooting happened. When I think of Flagstaff, I think safety," he said. "He's very calm, very respectful, has a great manner, calm demeanor and you'd never expect him to be caught up in something like this," McIntosh said.įreshman Cameron Sands, 18, said he had pledged at a fraternity and was supposed to move into Mountain View Hall on Friday. Iowa City, Iowa-based Delta Chi Fraternity said Delta Chi members were involved, but Executive Director Justin Sherman said in the statement that the organization doesn't have detailed information about the identity of the victims.Īlex McIntosh, a friend of Zientek, said he worked part time at the High Country Conference Center while attending the school full time. The parking lot where the shooting happened is just outside Mountain View Hall dormitory on the Flagstaff campus, which provides housing for many of the campus' sororities and fraternities. She called it an isolated and unprecedented incident and said classes would go on as scheduled Friday. "This is not going to be a normal day at NAU," said school President Rita Cheng. The hospital said it couldn't release any information on conditions. The victims being treated at Flagstaff Medical Center are Nicholas Prato, Kyle Zientek and Nicholas Piring. The university in a statement identified the student who died as Colin Brough. Police were still interviewing Jones and he had not been booked into jail Friday morning. Fowler identified the shooter as 18-year-old Steven Jones and said he used a handgun in the shootings at about 1:20 a.m. An overnight confrontation between two groups of students escalated into gunfire Friday when a freshman at Northern Arizona University killed one person and wounded three others, authorities said.
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