He said there were two shooters, one of whom had also been shot and was in custody, while the other had fled.
News helicopter footage showed ambulances at the scene and police swarming over the campus.
Mr Young said that while a second suspect was sought, "the situation was under control".
A spokesman for the nearby Ben Taub General Hospital in Harris County told the BBC that two casualties had been admitted to that facility.
Students earlier told local broadcaster KTRK that they had heard shots near the cafeteria.
Another local broadcaster, KHOU reported that police were searching a wooded area nearby for a potential suspect.
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