California shooting: Gunman and one dead at UCLA campus

Two men are dead, including a gunman, following a shooting at the University of California at Los Angeles, police say.

Investigators do not believe there are any outstanding suspects and a lockdown has been lifted.

The two dead were founding inside a small office inside an engineering building. Neither has been identified.

A gun was also recovered from the scene, LA police chief Charlie Beck told reporters.

"A homicide and a suicide occurred," he said.

"It appears to be entirely contained... There are no suspects outstanding and no continuing threat to UCLA's campus.

"[There is] evidence  there could be a suicide note but we don't know at this point."

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Image captionThere is a heavy police presence on campus

Staff and students were slowly returning to the campus grounds on Wednesday, the police chief said.

Earlier a researcher working in the northern part of the massive campus told BBC News she and her colleagues had barricaded themselves inside their building.

About 43,000 students are enrolled at UCLA.

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Image captionTwo people are confirmed dead on campus

The university has cancelled classes for the day. They are expected to resume on Thursday