Two people were killed in a shooting on the campus of Penn State Beaver in Monaca, Beaver County, in what authorities are investigating as murder-suicide, according to KDKA Pittsburgh.
Pennsylvania State Police told KDKA that a campus employee was shot and killed near her car by her estranged husband, who then shot and killed himself. No students were involved in the shooting, said Penn State Beaver Chancellor Jennifer Cushman in a Facebook post on Wednesday afternoon, and no other injuries were reported.
Penn State Beaver is about 160 mils west of the University Park campus and 30 miles northwest of Pittsburgh.
Penn State President Eric Barron released a statement saying that the Penn State community is “profoundly saddened by the tragedy” and the security of students, faculty and staff is the top priority across all campuses.
A message from President Eric Barron regarding the tragedy that occurred this afternoon at the @PennStateBeaver campus: pic.twitter.com/cSHjH52CGC
— Penn State (@penn_state) December 13, 2017
The Beaver campus community was notified by emergency alerts that shots had been fired and the situation contained, though the campus remained on lockdown for a brief time. At 4:17 p.m. an alert was sent that the campus was closed until further notice.
01PSU AlertBR: Shots fired near Bistro. Situation is contained. We will remain on lockdown until further notice. Authorities responding.
— Penn State Beaver (@PennStateBeaver) December 13, 2017
01PSU AlertBR: Incident on campus. Police on scene. No threat at this time. Please avoid Student Union Bldg and Food Services area.
— Penn State Beaver (@PennStateBeaver) December 13, 2017
01PSU AlertBR: Campus has been closed for until further notice.
— Penn State Beaver (@PennStateBeaver) December 13, 2017
