Two campus security officers were shot at Bridgewater College in northern Virginia on Tuesday afternoon, prompting the school to issue a shelter-in-place order.
One male suspect was taken into custody at 1:55 p.m., about 30 minutes after the shooting, according to police.
A picture taken by the Daily News-Record showed a shirtless suspect on the ground near a river as about 10 officers rushed to apprehend him.
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The liberal arts college, which is home to about 1,500 students, lifted the shelter-in-place order around 4:30 p.m. after police cleared campus buildings.
The conditions of the two officers who were shot were not immediately clear.
Bridgewater College, a liberal arts college in northern Virginia, is home to about 1,500 students.
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Caleb Needle, a senior at Bridgewater College, told WSHV that he was in class when he heard three or four loud bangs outside and everyone dropped to the floor.
Several other universities around the country are dealing with threats to their campuses this week.
UCLA canceled in-person classes Tuesday after a mass shooting threat. Multiple historically black colleges and universities reported bomb threats on Monday.
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