Shooting At Texas A&M University-Commerce Has Claimed 2 Lives

A shooting that broke out a house hall at Texas A&M University-Commerce on Monday (February 3) has claimed the lives of two people. 1/3 person is reportedly being treated for injuries.


According to a local NBC affiliate serving the Dallas-Fort Worth area, university police tweeted about the shooting, which occurred at Pride Rock home hall on the school's campus and urged each person to shelter in place up until further notice. The tweets noted that there were three victims, and that police were "actively investigating" the scene.  As ABC News notes, Pride Rock home hall houses freshmen at the 12,000-student university, which is piece of the greater Texas A&M University system.


As CNN reports, the school allows for people with current and legal concealed handgun licenses to bring their firearms onto some portions of the campus, and can store their guns in safes. Per the rules, the school has banned anyone from carrying their handguns openly on campus.


The victims have not however been identified; per ABC News affiliate WFAA 8, two females have died along with a toddler is in stable condition. MTV News will update this blog post as we know more.


There were at least 45 school shootings In America in 2019, and at least 417 mass shootings in the nation while in the same time period. As of February 3, there have been 3,594 gun violence deaths in the nation for now this year.