DHAKA: Two people have died after two separate university shootings in Texas and Arizona, just hours apart.

One person was killed and three injured in the first shooting at Northern Arizona University early on Friday, which involved fraternity members, BBC reported.

Later that morning a shooting at a student complex near Texas Southern University left one person dead.

The attacks came as President Barack Obama visited families of victims of a college shooting in Oregon.

On arriving in Oregon, he was jeered by gun rights activists who oppose calls he made for tougher gun laws after nine people were killed at Umpqua Community College, Roseburg, last week.

After a private meeting with families, Obama said he had "strong feelings" about gun control, adding: "We are going to have to come together as a country to see how we can prevent these issues from taking place."

BDST: 0840 HRS, OCT 10, 2015
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