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Matthew Dresch

North Carolina shooting: Dramatic moment 'gunman' smirks after two killed

A video clip has emerged of the suspected gunman in a fatal university campus shooting being taken into police custody.

In the footage, he can be seen with his hands handcuffed behind his back, smirking at photographers over his shoulder.

According to Reuters, he shouted something at reporters before officers led him inside. It is unclear what he said.

Two people have died and four injured - three critically - in the shooting at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC), in the US.

Gunfire broke out on the campus at around 5.45pm local time (9.45pm GMT), with students filmed fleeing the university buildings in terror.

The suspected gunman has been arrested by police and media reports have named him as 22-year-old UNCC history student Trystan Terrell.

The university was put in "lockdown" after the shooting, which took place on the last day of classes in the academic year, with final exams due to take place next week.

Police with the suspected gunman arrested over the university campus shooting (REUTERS)

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One of the students at the university told a local reporter: "He kept shooting and I didn't know what was happening, I hesitated. I ducked as soon as I could and then it stopped, it just stopped."

Another pupil said: "I was just trying to make sure everyone was going out and then look for a place to hide myself."

Vi Lyles, the Mayor of Charlotte, tweeted: "We are in shock to learn of an active shooter situation on the campus of UNC Charlotte. My thoughts are with the families of those who lost their lives, those injured, the entire UNCC community and the courageous first responders who sprang into action to help others."

The suspect smiled at photographers as he was taken into custody (REUTERS)
The suspected gunman was whisked away by officers after his arrest (REUTERS)

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US Representative Mark Walker, a Republican from North Carolina, added that he was heartbroken to hear about the two deaths in the shooting.

Video has emerged showing police telling students to freeze with their hands in the air, while in another clip pupils are fleeing the university while police run towards the shooter.

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