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Five people hurt in shooting at Oikos University in Oakland, California

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(CBS/AP) OAKLAND, Calif. - Police say they're responding to reports of five people hurt in a shooting at a Christian medical school in east Oakland.

The shooting happened Monday morning at Oikos University. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the shooting occurred at around 10:40 a.m. PST.

The Oakland Tribune reports that wounded people were taken out of the building and more gurneys were brought in. Officers surrounded the building immediately after the shooting.

Police are now looking for the gunman who is described as a Korean man in his 40s, the Chronicle reports.

According to its website, the Oikos University offers courses in religious studies, music, nursing and Asian medicine.

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