Faculty Member Fatally Shot in University of North Carolina Building

Law enforcement and first responders gather on South Street near the Bell Tower on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Aug. 28, 2023, after a report of an "armed and dangerous person" on campus. Kaitlin McKeown/The News & Observer via AP

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—A shooter killed a faculty member in a science building at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Monday, police said after a lockdown that paralyzed the campus community as authorities searched for the suspect.

Police arrested the suspect over three hours after the initial reports of shots fired came in from Caudill Labs, officials said at a news conference. Charges were pending, and the suspect was not immediately identified.