[UPDATE] 5:55 EDT

CNN is reporting there are now 7 confirmed dead.

A gunman opened fire at a Christian university in California Monday, killing at least five people, law enforcement officials said. Police say they have a suspect in custody.

The shooting erupted at midmorning at Oikos University in Oakland leaving left five dead, the law enforcement officials told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the information.

Oakland police officer Johnna Watson did not give any other details about the detained suspect. Authorities earlier described the gunman as a heavyset Korean man in his 40s wearing khaki clothing. Read more;