UPDATE (1:30 p.m. EST): Seattle Pacific University (SPU) student, and editor-in-chief of the campus newspaper The Falcon, Jack Clinch, in a statement to Latin Post, said, "SPU is a pretty small community, and no one is too far removed from people involved."

While the student newspaper has covered the university shooting, according to Clinch, they are "shocked and saddened" by Thursday's events.

He added, "We have a responsibility to offer what we can to campus, in light of our role here. Our main focus will be memorializing the victims of the incident."

"Yesterday people were congregating at the church near campus and also together in the big lawn-type area. Classes and events are cancelled all of today, and I'm not sure how finals next week are going to be affected," said Clinch, noting the hashtag #PrayforSPU has been popular on social media.

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A student is dead and multiple people are injured following a shooting at Seattle Pacific University on Thursday.

According to the Seattle Police Department, the lone gunman has been identified as 26-year-old Aaron Ybarra. The university's Otto Miller Hall was on lockdown when reports surfaced of a gunman entering the building at 3:23 p.m. local time and firing "several rounds" from a shotgun.

SPD Blotter's Jonah Spangenthal-Lee wrote that a 22-year-old student building monitor pepper-sprayed Ybarra as he began to reload his weapon. The monitor was identified as Jon Meis, who has been hailed as a hero for his actions. After Meis tackled Ybarra, several bystanders approached the suspect and took away his gun and a knife.

Three people were shot. A 20-year-old man was transported to Harborview Medical Center with critical injuries. The SPD confirmed he died from his wounds. A second man and woman, who SPD said were in their 20s, were also transported by medics. The man had pellet wounds to his chest and neck and was in stable condition as of Thursday night.

According to Harborview Medical Center spokesperson Susan Gregg, in a statement to Latin Post, "[The] 19-year-old woman is critical but stable in intensive care. She underwent a five-hour surgery yesterday."

Gregg said the 24-year-old male patient "remains satisfactory."

The SPD acknowledged a third man sustained minor injuries while struggling to hold down Ybarra.

Rumors of a second suspect on campus surfaced during the incident, but law enforcement determined Ybarra acted alone.

"So far, police have not found any connection between the suspect, Seattle Pacific University or any of the victims. Detectives are searching additional locations for evidence in the case and plan to book the suspect into the King County Jail for Investigation of Murder," Spangenthal-Lee said.

While the campus lockdown was lifted, the university canceled all classes and activities scheduled for Friday. Faculty and staff members, however, were asked to come to campus and make themselves available to the students. The university held a prayer service on Thursday night at the First Free Methodist Church. Counselors and residence life advisers have been available to students seeking grief counseling or wanting to discuss Thursday's events. A second prayer service for the university's community is scheduled for Friday at noon.

According to the university's Office of Safety and Security, zero arrests were made for any crime between 2010 and 2012, but nearly 20 criminal offenses were noted, such as burglary and motor vehicle theft last year.