'A Sad and Tragic Day:' Suspect Killed by Campus Police After Four People Stabbed at UC Merced

November 5, 2015
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Four people were stabbed at the University of California at Merced before the suspect was shot and killed by campus police on Wednesday morning, school officials said.

The victims — two students, a school adviser and a construction worker — all suffered non-life-threatening injuries, officials said at an afternoon news conference. Two were evacuated by helicopter to a local hospital and classes were cancelled on Wednesday and Thursday.

"Today is a sad and tragic day in UC Merced’s short history," campus police chief Albert Vasquez said.

Read more at The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/11/04/five-people-stabbed-at-california-university-suspect-shot-and-killed/