Three killed, two hurt in shooting near US university

Five people have been shot, including three fatally, near the University of Cincinnati campus, police say.

Two people were taken into custody, including one of the wounded.

"There were multiple firearms recovered at the crime scene and two subjects (one of which was also shot) are being detained at this time," Cincinnati Police Captain Mark Burns said.

Earlier, the university's public safety department posted on the social platform X, formerly Twitter, that police were responding to an emergency. The department later posted it was a shooting and said: "Be observant/take action as needed."

About an hour later, the department issued an "all clear" message and said "police will maintain heavy presence".

Local news stations reported that officers patrolling in the area had heard multiple gunshots and arrived to find several people suffering from gunshot wounds. They said all five shot were men.