Two killed in campus shooting at university in Louisiana

Two people were shot dead Wednesday morning, at Grambling State University, in Northern Louisiana, according to authorities.

The victims were identified as 23-year-old Earl Williams, a senior from Farmerville, Louisiana and Monquiarius Caldwell, also 23, from Farmerville, said Grambling State University spokesman Will Sutton. Caldwell was not a student at the university, Sutton added.

Authorities were alerted to the shooting by a female student, who called the University's police chief, on his mobile phone, said Sutton.

Based on preliminary information gathered at the scene, the shooting followed an altercation, which started inside one of the dormitories, said Williams.

The gunman is believed to have fled the scene.

More details to follow…