Oakland Shooting, 6 Dead, Suspect Caught, Was Student

Awful. The rampage shooting by that left 2 dead and six injured at Oakland’s Oikos University in East Oakland was reportedly done by a person who was a former student at the college located at 7850 Edgewater Road, according to the LA Times. But what is Oikos University?

UPDATE:

@abc7newsBayArea
Oakland City Council President Larry Reid says 6 dead in #Oikos University shooting. #breaking

According to Youngkyo Choi, the Chairman and head of its Board of Directors, Oikos University is this, from the school’s website:

We are an independent institution that was established specifically to serve the community of Northern California in general and San Francisco and Oakland areas in particular. Oikos University was launched to provide highest standard education with Christian value and inspiration.

Oikos University has a very specific goal and mission to offer education programs in the area of religious studies, music, and vocational nursing in that we motivate, educate and equip students in such a way that they will be able to live enriched life by fulfilling their goals in life and serve the community with their learned professions and skills.

Video of The Incident

Shooter Caught In Alameda

The gunperson was reportedly caught in Alameda.

Khloe Kardashian Sends Prayers For Victims

On Twitter, Khloe Kardashian informed her 8 million-plus followers of the incident and sent prayers for the victims:

KhloéKardashianOdom
‏ @KhloeKardashian
Sending out my prayers for those involved in the classroom shooting at OIKOS University in Oakland, CA. All we need is LOVE.

Stay tuned.

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