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Tuesday, January 29, 2013 , Updated 7:46 p.m., January 29, 2013

UPDATED: Grand Prairie police apprehend suspect in shooting at office building


At least one person was taken to the hospital.

The scene outside the Concordia University office building in Grand Prairie Tuesday afternoon

Sarah Mervosh

The scene outside the Concordia University office building in Grand Prairie Tuesday afternoon

— Grand Prairie police are working an active-shooter call at 2080 N. Highway 360, otherwise known as the Concordia University Texas building, where someone opened fire earlier this afternoon. Details are scant at this point, but according to WFAA-Channel 8, at least one person has been taken to the hospital by ambulance.

Rebecca Burton, the dean of Concordia’s Grand Prairie campus, says a police officer came to the office suite moments ago and told everyone to lock their doors and stay put. Concordia shares the building with other businesses; all were told to do the same thing. Burton says there are just Concordia employees in the building at the moment, and neither heard shots.

Channel 8 is also reporting that officers are on top of the roof with rifles drawn. It appears at the moment that the suspect has left the building.

Grand Prairie officers did a car-by-car search of the parking lot outside the building.

Evans Caglage

Grand Prairie officers did a car-by-car search of the parking lot outside the building.

The Dallas Morning News has a reporter and photographer on the way. More to come.


UPDATE: Police say a shooting took place on the fourth floor. One person was injured, and Monika Diaz at WFAA-Channel 8 said via Twitter that the injury was life-threatening.

Grand Prairie police have said they believe the shooter works in the building. Det. Lyle Gentser, a Grand Prairie police spokesman, said the suspect was taken into custody in the late afternoon.

Evening classes were moved to Hyatt Place located at 542 North Highway 360.



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melindabrasher, anonymous:

The headline incorrectly implies that the shooting was connected to Concordia University. While Concordia has office space in this building, its people and its offices were not involved in the shooting in any way.

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Sarah Blaskovich, staff:

Melinda, I agree. I've updated it above.

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melindabrasher, anonymous:

Sarah, thank you, but it's still not entirely correct. It's not our building. The University merely leases space as a tenant as do a number of other businesses.

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Sarah Blaskovich, staff:

Melinda, I spoke with the DMN editors, and we've decided to change it further. See it above.

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