India, June 24 -- A shooting at a library in Northern California left two people dead and a suspect is in custody, according to police.

Police responded to a 911 call soon after 5 pm Monday in which the sounds of gunshots and people screaming could be heard coming from inside the Chico branch of the Butte County Library, Billy Aldridge, the city's chief of police, said during a news conference.

Once officers were inside the library, the suspect fled out of the back, he said. Additional law enforcement behind the library took the suspect into custody, according to Aldridge.

"The incident this evening was obviously very sad, traumatic for a lot of people. Very traumatic for our community," he said. The streets around the library were clo...