On Monday, a student at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs was arrested in connection with the shooting deaths of two individuals in a campus dorm room over the weekend, as confirmed by authorities.

Nicholas Jordan, a 25-year-old from Detroit, has been identified as the suspect facing two counts of first-degree murder.

University spokesperson Jenna Press stated that Jordan was enrolled at the school at the time of the shooting on Friday.

The Colorado Springs Police Department revealed that Jordan was apprehended without incident by officers from the motor vehicle theft unit, who spotted him in a car less than three miles from the campus on Monday morning.

The victims were identified as 24-year-old university student Samuel Knopp and 26-year-old Celie Rain Montgomery, who was not enrolled in the school, USA Today reported.

The UCCS Police Department responded to reports of gunshots at Crestone House, an on-campus dormitory, around 6 a.m. on Friday.

Upon arrival, law enforcement discovered two deceased individuals in the room where the shots were fired.

Initially called by university police, the city police took over the investigation.

Written by B.C. Begley