Police surround Smith Tower after reports of a shooting, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 in Vancouver, ... READ MORE: 9 killed, 27 injured in Ohio during second mass shooting … The shooting was reported just after 2 p.m. Thursday at Smith Tower Apartments in downtown Vancouver. A lone gunman armed with a shotgun opened fire Thursday in a building at a small Seattle university, killing one person. Law enforcement responded to an active shooter situation at the apartment building.Police closed the areas around 5th and 6th Streets and Washington Street while the investigation was underway.Vancouver's City Hall went on lockdown Thursday afternoon and was not accessible to the public.After Breck was in custody, and the Smith Tower building was being investigated, the city opened a family reunification center at City Hall.The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives confirmed it has an agent on the scene in Vancouver. Breck has been booked into the Clark County Jail on one count of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder.Police officers surround Smith Tower apartments in downtown Vancouver, Wash., Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. One person was killed and two others injured in a shooting Thursday at a senior apartment complex in Vancouver, Washington, police said. Authorities have not released any of the victim’s names.Kim Kapp, a public information officer with the police department, said the shooting began in the lobby of the apartment building shortly after 2 p.m.The suspect barricaded himself inside his apartment on the 13th floor for two and a half hours after the shooting before being taken into custody, according to Kapp. If you don't see it please check your junk folder.The next issue of Vancouver Sun Headline News will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. By Konstantin Toropin and Steve Almasy, CNN. Some residents were evacuated, while others sheltered in place as police negotiated with the suspect by telephone. Read more about This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Chelsea Yarbro, a senior in apparel design at Seattle Pacific University, places flowers at a memorial near Otto Miller Hall, Friday, June 6, 2014 in Seattle, where a shooting took place Thursday afternoon. One person killed, two injured in shooting at Vancouver, Washington, apartment building for seniors. ; 1c x 2 1/2 inches; 46.5 mm x 63 mm;Bomb squad officers search a white pickup truck parked outside Otto Miller Hall at Seattle Pacific University in Seattle, on Thursday, June 5, 2014. Seattle police now say there are four victims in a shooting and say one suspect is in custody. A lone gunman armed with a shotgun opened fire Thursday in a building at a small Seattle university, killing one person.A lone gunman armed with a shotgun opened fire Thursday in a building at a small Seattle university, killing one person.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Vancouver Sun, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.There was an error, please provide a valid email address.A welcome email is on its way. A lone gunman armed with a shotgun opened fire in a building on the campus, killing one person before he was subdued by a student as he tried to reload, police said.
Police were responding to a shooting at the apartment tower.The Vancouver Fire Department said two injured people were transported from the apartment building to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center. Join us! UPDATE (Oct. 3, 9:37 p.m. PT) — One person died and at least another two were injured in a shooting at a senior living facility in downtown Vancouver, Washington, Thursday. A lone gunman armed with a shotgun opened fire in a building at the small Seattle university, fatally wounding one person and injuring three others before a student subdued him with pepper spray as he tried to reload, Seattle police said.Onlookers embrace near the scene of a shooting at Seattle Pacific University on Thursday, June 5, 2014 in Seattle. A lone gunman armed with a shotgun opened fire Thursday in a building at a small Seattle university, killing one person. Police say the student building monitor disarmed the gunman and several other students held him until police arrived at the Otto Miller building.Police and other emergency workers stand at the scene of a shooting at Seattle Pacific University Thursday, June 5, 2014, in Seattle. N.B. Be a part of it! Police say the student building monitor disarmed the gunman and several other students held him until police arrived at the Otto Miller building.A group of young people walk away past emergency vehicles near the scene of a shooting at Seattle Pacific University on Thursday, June 5, 2014, in Seattle. Police say the student building monitor at the university disarmed the gunman and several other students held him until police arrived at the Otto Miller building. Meis is the student monitor who is credited with stopping the suspected gunman, Aaron R. Ybarra, 26, by pepper spraying him and tackling him.Seattle firefighters remove a victim from the scene of a shooting at Seattle Pacific University on Thursday, June 5, 2014 in Seattle. About 4,270 students attend the private Christian university, located in a residential neighborhood about 10 minutes from downtown Seattle.Seattle Police SWAT officers run toward a campus building following a shooting at Seattle Pacific University on Thursday, June 5, 2014, in Seattle. After almost 3 hours of crisis negotiation, officers were able to enter the apartment the suspect and Breck was taken into custody without incident, police said. Police say the student building monitor at the university disarmed the gunman and several other students held him until police arrived at the Otto Miller building. Police say the student building monitor at Seattle Pacific University disarmed the gunman and several other students held him until police arrived at the Otto Miller building.Map locates Seattle, where a gunman opened fire on the campus of Seattle Pacific University. Get the latest breaking news delivered straight to your inbox.Copyright © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)Students from Seattle Pacific University gather outside in a spontaneous prayer circle after a church service was full, following a shooting on the campus of the university Thursday, June 5, 2014, in Seattle. One of the patients has since been transferred to another facility.