Seven people have been killed and three injured in a shooting at a California college, police say.

Armed officers swarmed Oikos University in the city of Oakland after the mid-morning attack. Bodies covered with tarpaulin were laid outside.

After a huge manhunt the suspect was detained at a shopping centre in the nearby city of Alameda, police said.

Oikos University is a private religious institution offering courses in theology, music and nursing.

A police press conference is being held on the shooting.

TV footage showed wounded people emerging from buildings.