Story highlights Two victims were released from hospital

A student was arrested, his motive is under investigation

(CNN) One person was killed and three were injured in a stabbing attack Monday afternoon on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, officials said.

Two of the students injured have been released from the hospital, university officials said.

Earlier, officials had said only two people were hurt but UT-Austin police said later that three were wounded. Details on their injuries were not available.

The suspect is a UT student and is in custody, campus police said. His possible motive is under investigation.

In a message sent to students, faculty and staff, UT President Gregory L. Fenves urged them to support the victims and their families.

Read More</s>AUSTIN, Texas (CBS) — Multiple people have been stabbed on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, reports CBS affiliate KEYE, citing Austin-Travis County EMS.

The incident happened Monday afternoon near the Gregory Gymnasium.

One person has died and three others have been transported to the hospital with possibly serious injuries, reports the Associated Press. One of the patients is in critical condition, reports KEYE. Austin-Travis County EMS says there are reports of additional patients with non-life-threatening injuries.

University of Texas at Austin police say an unidentified suspect is in custody after allegedly stabbing two people and assaulting another. Police say there is no ongoing threat to the campus.

Freshman Jude John told reporters he was eating at a dining hall and walked outside to see a large crowd and a man being escorted out in handcuffs by two Austin police officers.

“Immediately, there was fear,” John said. “Everyone was scared. It was kind of a sense of shock. We didn’t believe what was going on.”</s>(AUSTIN, Texas) — Emergency responders say one person is dead and three others have been taken to a hospital with "potentially serious injuries" after a stabbing attack on the University of Texas campus.

Austin police say one person is in custody Monday afternoon.

Travis County Emergency Medical Services has tweeted that one person is dead at the scene near the campus' Gregory gym and three others have been transported. The agency notes there also are reports of additional patients with non-life-threatening injuries.

The University of Texas is blocks from downtown Austin and the Texas capitol building and is one of the nation's largest universities.</s>Emergency personnel in Austin are responding to reports of a stabbing on the University of Texas at Austin campus Monday afternoon. Emergency personnel in Austin are responding to reports of a stabbing on the University of Texas at Austin campus Monday afternoon.

Start the conversation, or Read more at MySanAntonio.com.</s>AUSTIN, TX (KXAN) — Authorities are responding to reports of a stabbing on the University of Texas at Austin campus Monday afternoon.

Austin police say they’re assisting university police at 2101 Speedway, which is near Gregory Gym. Austin-Travis County EMS says they are responding to reports of multiple people stabbed. The agency says one person has died and three more were injured.

Austin police say they have one person in custody.

A KXAN intern at the schools says authorities have evacuated Gregory Gym as of 2:10 p.m.</s>One person was killed and three others injured on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. The attack took place on Monday afternoon at around 1:50 p.m. outside of Gregory Gymnasium. A male began stabbing people at random. Three of the victims were taken to University Medical Center Brackenridge. One of the victims died from his injuries at the scene.

Police said that all the victims were men in their early twenties and are students at the University of Texas at Austin.

The suspect was identified as Kendrex J. White, a 21-year-old male who is a Biology major at UT. White was apprehended and taken without incident into custody by the police. Charges will soon be coming and at this time, there is no known motive for the attack.

Kendrex J. White is a junior at the University of Texas and is from Killeen, Texas. Killeen is about 70 miles north of Austin and is home to the U.S. military post, Fort Hood.

Austin Police Chief David Carter told ABC News that at around 1:49 p.m., police received a call detailing an individual attacking or assaulting someone outside of Gregory Gym. An officer arrived on scene about two minutes after the initial call and saw a man armed with what appeared to be a large hunting knife. The man was walking away from one of the victims.

University of Texas President Greg Fenves released a statement Monday afternoon and said the following.

All classes are canceled for the remainder of the day.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a statement about the incident on campus.

“Our prayers go out to all those affected by today’s tragic events,” Abbott said. “I have been briefed by the Department of Public Safety on both incidents, and have also talked to University of Texas at Austin President Greg Fenves. As the investigations into these heinous crimes continue, I have offered all available state resources to both Dallas and the University of Texas to assist in any effort.”

The identities of the victims have not been released yet. All the victims were found in about a one block area. The three who were taken to the hospital had serious injuries but are expected to live. Police Chief Carter said three of the victims are white males and another is an Asian male.

According to PBS, this was the second recent homicide at the University of Texas at Austin. A little over one year ago, a woman was found on campus sexually assaulted and murdered. The victim, Haruka Weiser, was a freshman at the university when the murder took place.

Rumors started flying around campus after the stabbing attack, saying that other attacks were likely to happen. There was also a bomb threat made, but police say the campus is safe and all is under control. It is unknown yet if classes will resume on Tuesday or if they will be canceled again.

Police are questioning Kendrex J. White to find out all they can about his motive for the tragic attacks. His friends and family have likely been contacted and investigators are looking at his social media accounts and computer records to find out more.</s>At least one person was killed and three people were transported to hospitals with potentially serious injuries after a stabbing incident near a gym at the University of Texas in Austin on Monday, emergency officials said.

A suspect was in custody, and there was no additional threat to the campus, in the heart of the Texas capital, the university said on Twitter.

The person killed was found dead at the scene, an Austin-Travis County EMS spokesman said in a telephone interview.

The university has advised students to avoid the area where the stabbings took place.</s>AUSTIN – A stabbing at the University of Texas at Austin has left one dead and multiple injured.

The Austin – Travis County EMS said the stabbing happened at 1:46 pm.

Austin police has one person in custody.

Three other people were taken to the hospital and one or two people walked away with minor injuries.

This story is still developing.</s>At the University of Texas in Austin where two people were stabbed and another assaulted on campus virtually every emergency responders say. Victims is debt and others are now in serious condition were told that it happened just before 2 o'clock this afternoon. Near the gymnasium Austin police say one person is in custody. The university of taxes is blocks from downtown Austin and the Texas Capitol building is one of the nation's largest universities. We keep you updated on this story throughout the show again one person dead three others injured in ecstatic on campus in the university Texas in office.</s>At least one person is dead and three others injured after a stabbing on the campus of the University of Texas in Austin. The attack occurred near the school's gym.
A knife attack leaves one dead and three injured at the University of Texas at Austin.