Two people were killed Wednesday morning in a murder-suicide at the University of California, Los Angeles, according to police, and the campus was declared safe after a lockdown lasting about two hours.

“The campus is now safe,” Charlie Beck, chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, said at a news conference. “The issue that occurred has been contained.”

Sheriff deputies work at the scene of a fatal shooting at the University of California, Los Angeles, on Wednesday.

People are escorted by emergency personnel away from the scene of a fatal shooting at the University of California, Los Angeles, on Wednesday.

Beck said police could not immediately confirm the identities of the two people killed or their relationship, saying only that they were two adult men. “Many, many questions are unanswered at this point,” Beck said.

The two men were found in a small office in the engineering building, Beck said. He also said it was possible there was a suicide note at the scene, but said this was not immediately confirmed.

Police were called to the campus regarding calls about at least three gunshots fired at about 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Beck said.

The campus was locked down on Wednesday as dozens of law enforcement officials responded, as police said they remained concerned about a potential active shooter situation.

After a prolonged search involving local and federal law enforcement officers on the campus and surrounding areas, ultimately police determined that there were no remaining suspects.

However, Beck said police would continue to search the building where the shooting occurred even after students were released from lockdown.

The law enforcement response on Wednesday was typical of what is seen after shootings and reports of gunshots at schools. Initial information is often fluid and uncertain, as police work to figure out if they are responding to another mass shooting – like the rampage at Roseburg, Ore., last fall – or a murder-suicide, as occurred at a Phoenix high school this year.

Schools often respond quickly to potential violence, running shelter-in-place drills during the year and locking down facilities when there are reports of gunfire. They also have increasingly become targets for threats of bombs and violence, as callers across the country this year have disrupted classes and stoked fear in dozens of schools.

As authorities sought a suspect in the UCLA shootings Wednesday, police across Los Angeles were placed on tactical alert, according to the LAPD.

The incident began a few minutes after 10 a.m. local time, according to Tony Im, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department. The LAPD and FBI both responded to the scene, along with agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. The President was briefed aboard Air Force One on the shooting, according to the White House.

Campus officials warned students to stay where they are until more information became available. The public university has 43,000 students on its Los Angeles campus. The main commencement ceremony is June 10.

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