UTEP campus is scene of police manhunt after McDonald's shooting; at least 1 shot, 2 arrested

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At least two people were taken into custody at a Texas university early Friday following a shooting at a McDonald’s restaurant Thursday night, according to reports. 

The suspects were found after a manhunt and detained on the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) campus by police, the El Paso Times reported. At least one person was shot at the restaurant, and a body was seen on the ground in the parking lot, FOX 14 of El Paso reported, but the condition of the victim was not immediately known.

“ALL CLEAR. Dangerous situation is over. Please return to normal activities,” UTEP tweeted just after 12:30 a.m. local time. 

El Paso Police and emergency crews received a call for the shooting around 10 p.m. at the McDonald’s, authorities said.

The shooting occured around 10 p.m. at a McDonald’s in the 7900 block of North Mesa Street in El Paso.
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Police dogs and an aircraft with night vision were utilized during the manhunt. Authorities searched the university after finding a car in the area that was possibly involved in the shooting, the El Paso Times reported.

Students and staff were seen sheltering in place.

Dozens of people were captured sitting at tables as police officers with rifles searched a room on campus for the suspects, according to photos posted on Twitter by the university’s official student newspaper, The Prospector.

The suspects were taken into custody around 12:15 a.m. in the Union Building on campus.

Police have yet to reveal the suspects’ identities. The condition of the victim, who was also not identified by police, was not immediately known. 

El Paso Police and emergency crews received a call for the shooting around 10 p.m (El Paso PD)

This is a developing story.

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