| Houston: A fight between two people led to a shooting at a Texas community college on Tuesday and sent students fleeing for safety as officials placed the campus on lockdown, officials said. A maintenance man was caught in the crossfire and wounded. One of the people involved in the fight had a student ID, and both people were wounded and hospitalized, Harris County Sheriff's Maj. Armando Tello said. A fourth person also was taken to a hospital for a medical condition, he said. The two people involved in the fight are considered people of interest, Tello said. Authorities said they weren't looking for any other suspects, and they recovered one handgun at the scene. The shooting that happened before 1pm sent students scurrying for safety on the Lone Star College System campus about 32km north of downtown Houston. Some barricaded themselves in the rooms they were in, while others fled to nearby buildings. The shooting comes one month after a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at an elementary school in Connecticut, heightening security concerns at campuses across the country and fuelling a national debate about gun control. President Barack Obama has proposed a package of federal gun-control proposals that are expected to face stiff opposition from congressional Republicans, who control the House of Representatives. Many opponents of stricter gun laws argue that further restrictions will impinge on the Second Amendment of the Constitution, which protects the right of <b>...</b> | From: NewsLlVE Views: 0 0 ratings | |
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