One dead, one injured in Prairie View off-campus shooting

UPDATE: According to reports Tuesday evening, a person was detained by officers after the shooting near Prairie View University earlier in the day. MyFoxHouston and KHOU identified the person of interest as Leroy Mitchell, a Prairie View student. And KTRK reports the person in custody turned himself in to authorities.

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Authorities have confirmed that one person is dead and another transported by LifeFlight helicopter after a shooting in Prairie View.

The shooting took place about 1 p.m. Tuesday, apparently at an apartment complex near Prairie View A&M University, a spokeswoman at the city police department said.

According to early reports, the shooting was at the Brookside Meadows apartment complex providing off-campus student housing in the 23100 block of Richards Road, the spokeswoman said.

Department personnel were still at the scene at about 3:30 p.m., she said.

No information was immediately available as to what led up to the shooting or whether the victims were male or female.