Two US shootings leave 10 dead

LAS VEGAS, Dec 07 (Reuters/BBC): A lone shooter opened fire on the main campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on Wednesday, killing three people and wounding a fourth before the suspect was shot dead by police, authorities said at a news briefing hours afterward.
Police declined to publicly identify the assailant, going so far as to avoid any mention of the suspect's gender, nor did they give any information about the four victims struck by gunfire - three fatally - or their connection to the university.
BBC says, the gunman, described as a white former college professor in his 60s, was killed in a shootout with police.
He said several other people suffered panic attacks during the pandemonium, and a number of officers were treated for minor injuries sustained during a search of the sprawling campus for any additional victims or suspects. None were found.
No mention was made of a possible motive for the violence, and police did not disclose the type of firearm used. Vincent Perez, a professor at the school, known by its initials UNLV, told MSNBC by phone that he had heard a lot of gunfire before taking cover on campus.
"I would say just seven, eight shots, one after another, loud and very loud," he said. "As soon as we heard that, we ran back inside and we realized this is a real shooting, and there's an active shooter on campus." Official details of the incident remained sketchy.
After receiving a call reporting gunfire on campus at about 11:45 a.m. (1945 GMT), law enforcement "immediately engaged the suspect in a shootout," UNLV police chief Adam Garcia told reporters. He said the suspect was fatally shot by campus police.
Meanwhile, a Texas gunman has been arrested after a rampage across the US state left six people dead and three injured, including two police officers, authorities said Wednesday.