'Estranged husband shoots his wife dead and then turns gun on himself in apparent murder-suicide on college campus'

  • A shooting on a college campus a few miles outside of Pittsburgh has left at least two people dead 
  • A person armed with a gun fired as many as 15 rounds on the Penn State Beaver campus
  • According to a report, a female employee of the college was shot dead by her estranged husband in her car
  • The shooter then reportedly turned the gun on himself and committed suicide 
  • A tweet by the Penn State Beaver administration urged the public to avoid the Student Union building and the food services area 
  • Penn State Beaver is a campus branch of Penn State University in Center Township, a small town 25 miles northwest of Pittsburgh 

By Ariel Zilber For Dailymail.com

Published: 21:46 GMT, 13 December 2017 | Updated: 18:39 GMT, 14 December 2017

An apparent murder-suicide on a college campus a few miles outside of Pittsburgh has left at least two people dead, according to news reports on Wednesday.

A person armed with a gun fired as many as 15 rounds on the Penn State Beaver campus in Monaca, KDKA-TV reported on Wednesday.

The gunman was the estranged husband of a woman who works on campus, Pennsylvania state police said.

The woman was killed near her car. Her husband then turned the gun on himself. 

An apparent murder-suicide on a college campus a few miles outside of Pittsburgh has left at least two people dead, according to news reports on Wednesday. Emergency vehicles are seen above at the Penn State Beaver campus, the site of the shooting, on Tuesday

An apparent murder-suicide on a college campus a few miles outside of Pittsburgh has left at least two people dead, according to news reports on Wednesday. Emergency vehicles are seen above at the Penn State Beaver campus, the site of the shooting, on Tuesday

Investigators believe the husband persuaded his wife to walk outside with him to the parking lot. 

It was there that the alleged murder-suicide took place, investigators say. 

The identities of the husband and wife have yet to be revealed. 

A number of ambulances rushed to the scene. No students or other faculty were harmed.

The gunman was the estranged husband of a woman who works on campus, Pennsylvania state police said. Investigators are seen above at the scene of the shooting

The gunman was the estranged husband of a woman who works on campus, Pennsylvania state police said. Investigators are seen above at the scene of the shooting

A tweet by the Penn State Beaver administration urged the public to avoid the Student Union building and the food services area

A tweet by the Penn State Beaver administration urged the public to avoid the Student Union building and the food services area

A tweet by the Penn State Beaver administration urged the public to avoid the Student Union building and the food services area.

The campus has been closed until further notice.

Penn State Beaver is a campus branch of Penn State University in Center Township, a small town 25 miles northwest of Pittsburgh.

The chancellor of Penn State Beaver says he hopes to have the campus re-opened tomorrow.

Final exams that were originally scheduled for Thursday will be moved to Friday. 

Grief counselors will be available when the campus re-opens. 

Video courtesy WPXI  

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