Northern Arizona University becomes site of 46th school shooting this year

It happened again last night. This time one person was killed and three injured in a shooting at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.

According to reports, there was a confrontation, and a student — who has been identified as 18-year-old freshman Steven Jones — pulled out a gun and shot four people around 1:20 a.m. outside a residence hall on campus.

More: A Northern Arizona University alumna reacts to the tragic shooting

The circumstances around this incident are markedly different from those at Umpqua Community College just a week ago, but it’s chilling nonetheless when these incidents happen at places where we send our children to learn. A school shooting is defined as an event “when a firearm was discharged inside a school building or on school or campus grounds, as documented by the press or confirmed through further inquiries with law enforcement,” and the numbers are startling.

Today's shooting at Northern Arizona University is the 46th school shooting this year http://t.co/RkKdQRbYdy pic.twitter.com/CWKmgwbRG7

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) October 9, 2015

Other details about the victims and circumstances are unknown, but here’s a roundup of reactions and what’s being reported on social media.

@NAU Have we reached a point where parents have to assume their child will get shot when they go to college?? What happened here? #help

— Brett Rosenblatt (@BrettR23) October 9, 2015

People are simply fed up:

https://twitter.com/chuvaness/status/652478505372880896

Facts still sketchy on #NAUShooting except for this one: WTF seriously?

— Frere-Jones Type (@frerejones) October 9, 2015

Another school shooting this morn, at Northern Arizona U. I guess the answer is more guns, right? #StopGunViolence http://t.co/VcisQh0gF7

— rosanne cash (@rosannecash) October 9, 2015

And from those for whom this hits far too close to home:

Updated statement from @NAU: http://t.co/ASwAKHnEzD. We will continue to update the campus community as details are released.

— NAU (@NAU) October 9, 2015

Horrifying #NAUShooting at my son's dorm. So grateful he's okay. Prayers to victims and families. Info at 928-523-0007

— Kelli Butler (@KelliButlerAZ) October 9, 2015