A gunman reportedly shot and killed himself after opening fire at the University of Texas at Austin this morning.
The Austin American-Statesman reported that Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo confirmed that the shooter is dead from what appears to be self-inflicted gunshot wound.
A university text message warning students to stay inside and stay put said the gunman was last seen at the Perry Castaneda library.
A university spokeswoman told the Statesman that police had contained the suspect at the main library on campus.
"Now I'm told by campus security that the individual has shot himself on the sixth" floor, spokeswoman Rhonda Weldon said, "but I'm not there yet so I can't confirm that."
Campus closed.
The text message system is part of a full warning system that UT started rolling out Pre-Virginia Tech. All TVs on campus are also wired so emergency message screens can be displayed on them and there's a system in place to shut down parts of the campus.
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