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Crime scene tape blocks off a portion of the parking lot at Campus Quarters, an apartment complex geared for students near the University of South Alabama, where a fatal shooting claimed two lives and injured another person on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013. (Angela Levins/alevins@al.com)

MOBILE, Alabama -- Two people have died and a third suffered life-threatening injuries after a shooting was reported early Tuesday morning at Campus Quarters on South University Boulevard, according to a Mobile Police Department spokeswoman.

Police were called to a report of multiple people shot on the 100 block of University Boulevard around 4:45 a.m., said MPD spokeswoman Ashley Rains. Records from the Mobile County Sheriff's Office show the call originated from Campus Quarters at 112 South University Blvd.

When authorities arrived, they found a man and a woman dead on the scene approximately 100 yards apart -- one on a sidewalk and a second on a breezeway, Rains said.

"If you and I were standing (as far apart as these bodies were found) we would not be able to see each other," she said.

A third man has been hospitalized, suffering from life-threatening gunshot wounds, according to police. Rains could not say where at Campus Quarters he was shot.

Authorities have not identified any of the victims, although police said they knew each other. The exact nature of their relationship was not immediately known.

"Preliminary investigation suggests this is a domestic situation," Rains said. "While police are actively investigating the case, it is not believed that additional parties will be taken into custody at this time."

Authorities expect to release the victims' identities later Tuesday after all three victims' families have been notified, Rains said.

Campus Quarters employees directed media inquiries to their corporate offices and could not comment at the scene.

In a post on the company's Facebook page, Campus Quarters officials said the complex "is in full cooperation with local authorities concerning an incident that transpired on site early this morning. We will release a statement as soon as we have accurate details."

The third victim was initially reported as a "third suspect," although authorities said later that the man is not considered a suspect in the case.

Police are still investigating. Anyone with information on the shooting can contact MPD at 251-208-7211.

Updated at 8:07 a.m. to correct a typo from an MPD press release.

Updated at 8:47 a.m. with additional information from MPD.

Updated at 8:51 a.m. with a statement from Campus Quarters.

Community Engagement Specialist Angela Levins contributed to this report.