HOUSTON, May 1 (Xinhua) -- At least one person was killed and three others injured Monday in a stabbing attack on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin), which is located at the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas.

The attack occurred outside of the Gregory Gymnasium in East Campus just after 1:30 p.m. local time and the suspect, who is also a student of the university, has been in custody and identified as the 21-year-old Kendrex J. White, according to the police.

Police so far have no idea about why White, who was armed with a hunting knife, stabbed the victims, three white males and one Asian male between the ages of 20 and 21.

University President Greg Fenves said that his university would actively investigate the stabbings and that all classes and events have been canceled for the rest of the day.