1 shot dead, 3 injured in confrontation between students

An overnight confrontation between two groups of students escalated into gunfire in the US yesterday when a first-year student at Northern Arizona University killed one person and wounded three others.

University police chief Gregory T Fowler identified the shooter as Steven Jones, 18, and said he used a handgun in the shootings at about 1.20am yesterday. Police were still interviewing Jones yesterday.

A university statement identified the student who died as Colin Brough. The victims being treated at Flagstaff Medical Center are Nicholas Prato, Kyle Zientek, and Nicholas Piring.