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Local and state law enforcement search the the University of Texas campus for a possible second gunman, Sept. 28, 2010. University of Texas officials gave the all clear around 11:45am. (Reagan Hackleman/KXAN)

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SWAT vehicle on the University of Texas campus (Courtesy: Israel Samario)

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Crime scene tape strung at 21st Street on the University of Texas campus (Julie Karam/KXAN)

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Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo talks at an afternoon press conference with updates after the morning's shooting, Sept. 28, 2010. (Erin Cargile/KXAN)

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Austin police and University of Texas officials hold a press conference after the morning's shooting, Sept. 28, 2010. (Erin Cargile/KXAN)

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Local and state law enforcement search the the University of Texas morning for a possible second gunman, Sept. 28, 2010. University of Texas officials gave the all clear around 11:45am. (Reagan Hackleman/KXAN)

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University of Texas Public Information Officer Rhonda Weldon talks to media. (Catenya McHenry/KXAN)

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SWAT officers in McCombs School of Business (Courtesy: Santiago Samario)

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Local and state law enforcement search the the University of Texas campus for a possible second gunman, Sept. 28, 2010. University of Texas officials gave the all clear around 11:45am. (Reagan Hackleman/KXAN)

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Scene overhead from Dobie Hall, looking over the scene at Whitis and 21st streets (Courtesy to KXAN: Mariah Kemp)

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University of Texas officials and law enforcement agencies hold a press conference just after noon on the day of the campus shooting, Sept. 28, 2010. (Todd Bynum/KXAN)

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Outside the PCL (Leslie Rangel/KXAN)

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Response to the shooting on the University of Texas campus included a SWAT armored personnel vehicle. (Courtesy to KXAN: Skylar Moran)

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Outside the PCL (Leslie Rangel/KXAN)

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University of Texas officials and police hold a press conference the afternoon of the campus shooting, Sept. 28, 2010. (Todd Bynum/KXAN)

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Local and state law enforcement search the the University of Texas campus for a possible second gunman, Sept. 28, 2010. University of Texas officials gave the all clear around 11:45am. (Reagan Hackleman/KXAN)

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A police officer searches a building on the University of Texas campus for a possible second gunman, Sept. 20, 2010. University of Texas officials gave the all clear around 11:45am. (Reagan Hackleman/KXAN)
 

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Local and state law enforcement search the the University of Texas campus for a possible second gunman, Sept. 28, 2010. University of Texas officials gave the all clear around 11:45am. (Reagan Hackleman/KXAN)

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Police on the UT campus (Reagan Hackelman/KXAN)

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Local and state law enforcement search the the University of Texas campus for a possible second gunman, Sept. 28, 2010. University of Texas officials gave the all clear around 11:45am. (Reagan Hackleman/KXAN)

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Local and state law enforcement search the the University of Texas campus for a possible second gunman, Sept. 28, 2010. University of Texas officials gave the all clear around 11:45am. (Reagan Hackleman/KXAN)

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Austin police monitor the perimeter lockdown area of the University of Texas campus. (Frank Martinez/KXAN)

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A police canine unit searches the UT campus for evidence. (Catenya McHenry/KXAN)

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Police check Mezes Hall on the UT campus, Austin, Sept. 28, 2010. (Courtesy to KXAN: Spencer Raley)

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Canine police unit sweeps the area looking for evidence on the UT campus, Sept. 28, 2010 (Todd Bynum/KXAN)

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SWAT officers on the University of Texas campus, Sept. 28, 2010 (Courtesy to KXAN: Deanna Shahady)

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A lone bicyclist rides away from Welch Hall on the UT campus after its evacuation. (Julie Karam/KXAN)

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Hundreds of students and staff were told to walk down the campus speedway, away from the PCL.

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Police have cleared the campus streets. (Catenya McHenry/KXAN)

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Students in a UT classroom watching KXAN Austin News coverage of the shooting event, Sept. 28, 2010 (Courtesy: Jiimmy Dushku)

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University of Texas students leaving via Jester Hall, a dormitory, which is across the street from PCL. Police had students stand there while they checked the building, Sept. 28, 2010 (Courtesy to KXAN: James Furlong)

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University of Texas President Bill Powers talks to media, Sept. 28, 2010, giving updates on the campus shooting. (Catenya McHenry/KXAN)

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Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell, right, with University of Texas President Bill Powers, center, conduct a press conference about the shooting incident in the Perry-Castenada Library on campus, Sept. 28, 2010. (Catenya McHenry/KXAN)

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Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo, right, talks with media, along with University of Texas President Bill Powers, left, and another officer, Sept. 28, 2010. (Catenya McHenry/KXAN)

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Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo, right, and other officials talk to media at the UT campus, Sept. 28, 2010. (Catenya McHenry/KXAN)

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Austin Police Department (Kate Weidaw/KXAN)

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UT students were asked to exit with their hands up. (Chris Sadeghi/KXAN)

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Scene outside the Perry-Castenada Library (Courtesy: Emmanuel Winston)

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Oscar Trevino, father of a UT student, talks with news crews about how his daughter said the gunman was behind her. (Rhonda Lee/KXAN)

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Map of the Perry-Castenada Library on UT campus

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Reports of an armed individual Tuesday morning have MLK and San Jacinto boulevards blocked off (Candra McGee)

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Reports of an armed person inside a library at the University of Texas campus have everyone on high alert (Kate Weidaw/KXAN)

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Armored SWAT trucks arrive at UT campus as authorities seek an armed suspect on campus. (Catenya McHenry/KXAN)

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Students released from Welch Hall (Chris Sadeghi/KXAN)

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SWAT police on UT campus as authorities seek second armed suspect. (Chris Sadeghi/KXAN)

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Helicopters in the sky over the University of Texas-Austin (Chris Sadeghi/KXAN)

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MLK Avenue shut down in front of campus as authorities look for armed suspect (Rhonda Lee/KXAN)

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Police respond to the gunman at UT (Catenya McHenry/KXAN)

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SWAT teams inside the McCombs School of Business (Courtesy: Emmanuel Wilson)

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University of Texas campus is crowded with law enforcement as they search for a second suspect (Catenya McHenry/KXAN)

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University of Texas campus is crowded with law enforcement as they search for a second suspect (Catenya McHenry/KXAN)

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University of Texas campus is crowded with law enforcement as they search for a second suspect (Catenya McHenry/KXAN)

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Gallery: Gunman on UT Campus

Gunman was 19-year-old student

Updated: Tuesday, 28 Sep 2010, 5:05 PM CDT
Published : Tuesday, 28 Sep 2010, 10:22 AM CDT

AUSTIN (KXAN) - All University of Texas classes are canceled for Tuesday, Sept. 28. University officials and Austin law enforcement  issued an "all clear" for the campus just before noon after the morning's shooting incident.

For a time, police thought there was a second shooter, but a sweep of the campus with SWAT officers and canine units turned up nothing.

Police identified the shooter as sophomore math major Colton Tooley of Austin, who later killed himself using an AK-47 assault rifle.

Social media played a big part in campus communication from campus authorities and among students, as Twitter, text alerts and Facebook updates gave current status of what was happening during the shooting.

Watch KXAN Austin News at 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. live streaming here on the KXAN website.


 

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