Man charged with uni shootings

One L Goh has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting dead seven people at his former Christian university in Oakland, California.

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Oakland police: Shooting suspect was seeking target

Oakland police said they believe One Goh, the suspect in the US shootings, intended to target the college's nursing program director Ellen Cervellon, according to the Associated Press.

Howard Jones, the Oakland police chief, said that when former nursing student Goh was told Cervellon was not at the university, he allegedly began shooting in classrooms.

Goh had been upset after dropping out of the nursing program and school officials would not fully refund his tuition, Cervellon said.

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Police: Gunman had 'specific intention to kill people'

The suspect in the college shooting in Oakland, California was upset with the administration of Oikos University after being expelled several months ago, according to Oakland police. Police Chief Howard Jordan said:

We've learned that the suspect was upset with the administration at the school...He was also upset that students...in the past when he attended the school, mistreated him, disrespected him and things of that nature. We've learned this was a very chaotic, calculated and determined gentleman that came there with specific intent to kill people.

The suspect, 43-year-old One L. Goh, is being questioned by police at Santa Rita Jail. Police say he is aware of what happened and is showing no remorse.

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Oakland university suspect in custody

Law enforcement officers leave Oikos University Credit: PA

Police have identified the suspect in the university shootings in California, as 43-year-old One L Goh, who has been taken in to custody after he surrendered at a nearby supermarket. The university's dean has said that Goh was a former nursing student at Oikos Christian university.

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