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One person has died of gunshot wounds and three other people were injured Thursday afternoon in a shooting on the campus of Seattle Pacific University in Seattle, Washington. Police have one suspect in custody.

One female victim is still in critical condition, while two male victims are in "satisfactory" condition, Harborview Medical Center sources told KIRO. The four victims, each in their 20s, are all believed to be students of the university. Three of the four victims suffered gunshot wounds.

One suspected shooter is in custody, Seattle police told KIRO. The suspect was disarmed by university staff, according to police, after entering Otto Miller Hall on the university's campus.

A building monitor confronted the shooter, according to police, as the suspect was reloading a shotgun. The monitor, a student, pepper-sprayed and tackled the suspect, then was joined by other individuals in neutralizing the shooter before police arrived.

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The shooting occurred at around 15:30 PST.

"The campus is in lockdown due to a shooting in Otto Miller Hall," Seattle Pacific University said in a statement following the shooting. The lockdown was lifted at 17:00 local time, according to reports.

Reports of a second suspect turned out to be incorrect, according to a source briefed on the investigation, as a "second person tried to take gun away from shooter, which caused confusion" with the number of suspects, KIRO tweeted.

"I was in physics and people heard a loud bang - we thought it was a science experiment. We heard crying and yelling outside our door. We walked out and there were blood stains all over the carpet," SPU student Jordan Heff told the Seattle Times.
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As of 16:40 local time, Seattle SWAT officers are still clearing campus buildings, according to Seattle police.

Police have sealed off the area around a white pickup truck near the scene of the shooting, according to KOMO News.
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Seattle Pacific University, located in the city's Queen Anne neighborhood, is a private, Christian university with a total enrollment of about 4,000 students.

Friday is the final day of classes at the university. SPU President Daniel Martin said there has yet to be a decision about finals, due to occur next week.