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The Los Angeles police chief said a note was found near the bodies. Video provided by Newsy Newslook
Members of security are seen on June 1, 2016, at the University of California's Los Angeles campus.(Photo: Robyn Beck, AFP/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Two men<span style="color: Red;">*</span>were killed at<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>University of California Los Angeles<span style="color: Red;">*</span>on Wednesday<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in a murder-suicide that provoked<span style="color: Red;">*</span>a massive police response and locked down thousands on campus, authorities<span style="color: Red;">*</span>said.
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck declared<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the university safe about two<span style="color: Red;">*</span>hours after initial<span style="color: Red;">*</span>reports of a possible shooter on campus.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Beck said<span style="color: Red;">*</span>a weapon was found at the scene of the shooting<span style="color: Red;">*</span>inside an office in the engineering building.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>He<span style="color: Red;">*</span>could not confirm reports a suicide note was found.
Los Angeles Police issued a tactical alert, which puts all officers on alert citywide. Scores<span style="color: Red;">*</span>of police armed with assault rifles and shotguns<span style="color: Red;">*</span>converged on campus, some coming from more than 10 miles away.
"We have literally hundreds of police officers and agents on campus," UCLA Police Chief James Herren said. "We<span style="color: Red;">*</span>are dedicated to ensuring<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the safety of the community. It is something we have trained to do."
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Los Angeles police said the department<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and campus police received multiple reports of gunshots on campus around 10 a.m. UCLA notified students to shelter in place via a message sent to smartphones.
The shootings came at one of the most stressful times of the year on campus — the week before finals, said Chris Lama, 23, a bioengineering student.
The incident caught many students by surprise.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>"I'm very scared," said Jordan Zhu, 23, a statistics student<span style="color: Red;">*</span>who had planned to go to class in the engineering building at about the same time the shooting occurred.
Adeel Bajwa, a graduate student in electric engineering, said he was "just scared"
"I'm worried that all my colleagues are OK," he added.
The university canceled classes for the day. The school will operate as normal Thursday.
Before the all clear, teams of officers searched buildings as students emerged with their hands in the air and police patted them down and searched<span style="color: Red;">*</span>backpacks.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Ambulances and fire crews stood by as<span style="color: Red;">*</span>a precaution.
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