2 found shot dead in university dorm room

Two people have been found shot dead in a dorm room at the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs, authorities said.

The campus dispatch center received a call of shots fired just before 6 a.m. Friday, Colorado Springs police said. Campus officers responded to the dorm room and found two people dead from gunshot wounds, police said.

“This incident does not appear to be a murder-suicide and both deaths are being investigated as homicides,” police said in an update Friday evening. “We are continuing to develop and follow investigative leads and will provide additional information when it becomes available.”

Colorado Springs police still believe it is an isolated incident and there is no threat to the community, officials confirmed to ABC News.

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KRDO – PHOTO: Two people were found shot dead in a dorm at the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs, Feb. 16, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colo.

The campus lockdown has been lifted, a university spokesperson said, however classes are closed for the rest of the day.

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