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Texas Tech officer killed at campus headquarters

Texas Tech University went on lockdown Monday evening after an officer was shot and killed at the campus police station.

UPDATE: The shooting suspect is in police custody. He was captured on the east side of Jones AT&T Stadium.

Earlier: LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech University went on lockdown Monday evening after an officer was shot and killed at the campus police station, according to university spokesman Chris Cook.

According to the university’s Twitter page, the shooter is at large.

In a statement to the student-run Daily Toreador, Texas Tech officers found drugs and paraphernalia while performing a student welfare check. When they took the suspect to the station for booking, the suspect "pulled a gun and shot an officer in the head," killing him.

People were advised to take shelter.

This is a developing story. 

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