WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed and three others were injured when a woman faculty member opened fire at the University of Alabama's Huntsville campus on Friday, a spokesman for the university said.

Spokesman Ray Garner told reporters in Huntsville, Alabama, that the shooter was caught outside a science building in the campus. But the spokesman declined to identify the shooter or the victims.

According to the spokesman, five of the victims, including all three of those killed and two of the injured, were faculty members of the university. The third injured was a staff member. No students were involved in the incident.