One person died and two others were injured in a shooting at a university in Norfolk, Virginia. An unidentified gunman opened fire inside an academic building in Old Dominion University at around 10.43am local time on Thursday. Old Dominion University Police Chief Garrett Shelton said officers found the gunman dead inside the building at around 10.50am.

Two of the victims were taken to hospital and the third took themself, he said. One later died from their injuries, while the other two are in stable condition. Student Jennifer said she was about to sit an exam when she heard people saying, “get out, get out, get out”.

She told WVEC: “All of a sudden, we heard a commotion. A lot of people rumbling, starting to get up. The guy next to me, we looked at each other, we started running, and that’s when we heard, you know, gunshots.”