Unrepentant killer: Trystan Terrell, the suspect in Tuesday’s shooting at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, was seen smirking as he was led into the police station during his arrest on Tuesday

Police secure the main entrance to the school on Tuesday night

According to a 2016 blog post by his father, he is autistic. He had moved to North Carolina from Texas where he lived with his maternal grandfather.
His mother, Robyn, died from breast cancer in 2011.

Terrell has been charged with two counts of murder and four of attempted murder.
He also faces four charges of assault with a deadly weapon and two for alleged firearms offenses.
A video taken as he made his way into the police station on Tuesday showed him turning to answer a reporter who asked what happened and saying without a hint of remorse: ‘I went into a classroom and shot some guys.’
He is due in court on Thursday afternoon.

At 5.40pm on Tuesday, he opened fire in a classroom with a handgun, according to witnesses.
He shot until he ran out of bullets, they said, and then was taken into custody.
Terrell grew up in Arlington, Texas, but moved to Charlotte two years ago to live with his father.
His grandfather reacted in shock to the news on Tuesday and said he never showed any interest in guns or weapons.

While his family was in presented a different profile of Trystan, with his grandfather saying: ‘You’re describing someone foreign to me. This is not in his DNA,’ adding that Trystan had never shown any interest in guns or weapons and claimed he  taught himself French and Portuguese.
But classmates described him as ‘quiet’ and introverted.
‘He just seemed really quiet and standoffish.
‘I’ve never seen him talk to anyone else or socializing really like the rest of the people around campus, because we’re pretty close-knit.
‘Everyone knows everyone pretty much and I’ve never seen him at events or parties or anything like that,’ one told Fox 46.
According to an eyewitness, Terrell burst into a classroom with other students when he decided to open fire.

Authorities later said that there were three people in critical condition.
The Alpha Tau Omega fraternity posted a tweet saying one of its members, Drew Pescaro, was wounded in the shooting.
‘We support the students and personnel at UNC-Charlotte affected by today’s tragic shooting,’ ATO’s national office tweeted on Tuesday.
‘ATO brother Drew Pescaro was shot and is currently hospitalized in stable condition. We are keeping Drew, the chapter and the campus in our prayers.’
Students posted images on social media showing themselves during the lock down.

On Tuesday night, the university’s chancellor released a statement to say it had been the ‘saddest’ day in its history.
‘This is the saddest day in UNC Charlotte’s history. Earlier this evening, the unthinkable happened on our campus.
‘Families of the deceased victims are being notified, and university staff are with those who are injured. The entire UNC Charlotte community shares the shock and grief of this senseless, devastating act. This was an attack on all of Niner Nation,’ he said.
Finals that had been scheduled to take place on Wednesday are now due to happen on Sunday.

Dramatic video posted on social media shows students the Charlotte campus being evacuated after the shooting.
Uniformed police officers were seen running toward the location of the shooting while panicked students fled in the opposite direction, some with hands up.
A helicopter was also seen flying overhead during the tense moments.