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Oikos University, a small Christian school in Oakland, CA was the scene of a deadly shooting spree on Monday, which left seven dead and more injured:

Police Chief Howard Jordan said One L. Goh surrendered about an hour after the shooting at Oikos University. Jordan said police recovered the weapon, a .45-califber gun, they believe he used during the rampage.

“It’s going to take us a few days to put the pieces together,” Jordan said. “We do not have a motive.”

Police first received a 911 call at 10:33 a.m. reporting a woman on the ground bleeding. As more calls came in from the school, the first arriving officer found a victim suffering from a life-threatening gunshot wound, he said.

It was an “extremely chaotic scene,” Jordan said.

More officers arrived and formed a perimeter around the school on the belief that the suspect was still inside, he said.

“Potential victims remained inside the building either trapped by a locked door which officers were unable to open,” Jordan said. Others were unable to flee because they were injured, he said.

Jordan said there were about 35 people in or near the building when gunfire broke out. Of the seven fatalities, five died at the scene and another two at the hospital. Three wounded victims are in
stable condition, he said.

“This unprecedented tragedy was shocking and senseless,” Jordan said…

Dawinder Kaur, 19, of Santa Clara, was in class when Goh entered the classroom armed with a handgun, Kaur’s brother-in-law Gurpreet Sahota said.

He said Kaur recounted to him that the gunman told students to line up along a wall and started shooting.

Kaur managed to escape, and helped another student exit the classroom as well. He said her background as a U.S. Army Reservist likely helped her survive the shooting

He said she was treated at a hospital and was resting at home tonight, physically OK but “depressed” after witnessing Monday’s events.

Sahota said Kaur had told him that Goh used to be a student but hadn’t been in class in five months…

Many of the family members of the victims wept and consoled each other at the school and others appeared to be in shock Monday.The father of one of the victims learned that his daughter, Lilia Sim, didn’t survive the shooting.

“I miss her,” he told KTVU.

He was one of seven families who received the devastating news their loved ones were fatally gunned down Monday morning.

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