Three people, including a female Colorado State University student, were killed and one person was injured when a suspect fired numerous gunshots near an apartment building northwest of campus early Thursday.

The suspect is believed to be among the dead, Fort Collins Police Sgt. Dean Cunningham said. The identity of the suspect was not released as of Thursday evening.

“Preliminary information indicates that the suspect was known to at least one of the victims,” Fort Collins Police spokesman Sgt. Matt Johnson said.

Austin Humphreys, The Coloradoan via AP Fort Collins, Colo., Police Department investigators confer near the scene of a fatal shooting investigation at 720 City Park Avenue Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, in Fort Collins, Colo.

Austin Humphreys, The Coloradoan via AP A Fort Collins, Colo. Police Department investigator places evidence markers at the scene of a fatal shooting investigation at 720 City Park Avenue Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, in Fort Collins, Colo.

Austin Humphreys, The Coloradoan via AP Officers cordon off the scene of a quadruple shooting outside an apartment complex about a mile west of the campus of Colorado State University early Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, in Fort Collins, Colo.



Austin Humphreys, The Coloradoan via AP Fort Collins, Colo., Police Department officers are shown at the scene of fatal shooting investigation at 720 City Park Avenue Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, in Fort Collins, Colo.

Authorities have notified the family of the CSU student about her death.

On Thursday night, CSU President Tony Frank identified the student as Savannah McNealy in an email to students, faculty and staff.

McNealy was an art major who would have graduated in December.

“I didn’t have the pleasure of knowing Savannah personally, but I have talked this afternoon with others who did…and she sounds like an exceptional, bright, energetic, confident, and creative young woman. She was clearly loved as a friend and daughter,” Frank wrote.

A vigil for McNealy is set for 4 p.m. Friday near the Ram Walk. McNealy was instrumental in coming up with the idea and design for the Ram Walk.

“Our thoughts go out, as well, to the other victims of last night’s shooting, whose names have not yet been made public. This tragedy, occurring so near our campus, brings into sharp focus the value of life everywhere,” Frank wrote.

The other people involved in the incident are not affiliated with CSU.

The identity of those killed be released by the Larimer County coroner’s office.

Johnson said the motive and circumstances of the shooting were under investigation.

“There is no ongoing threat related to this incident,” Johnson said in a video news release provided Thursday morning. “We’re right in the middle of a very active investigation.”

Investigators remained on scene into the night Thursday. They did not release any information on a motive in the case.

Fort Collins police have accounted for everyone involved in the incident, which happened just before 2 a.m. at 720 City Park Ave.

At 2:59 a.m., CSU police sent out a tweet that police were looking for a 20-year-old man who was 5-feet-8 and had sandy-blond hair. He was wearing a green hoodie.

“Stay inside, keep doors locked,” subsequent tweets said. “Call 911 if you see suspicious activity.”

A 4:35 a.m. tweet said, “No ongoing threat.”

CSU spokeswoman Dell Rae Ciaravola said the school is providing counseling for any students who want it. “We are working on mobilizing students.”