DEVELOPING: Active Shooter Reported At Florida State University

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Police responded to an active shooter situation Thursday at Florida State University.

At least six people sustained injuries in the shooting.

According to Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, five individuals are in serious condition and one is in critical condition.

However, law enforcement sources said the number of injuries is subject to change.

A suspect is in custody, ABC News noted.

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A suspect is in custody, multiple sources told ABC News, adding that the search for possible additional shooters is ongoing.

The shooting took place near the Student Union, according to an FSU Alert, which had advised students to continue to shelter in place due to reports of an active shooter.

Student Daniella Streety told ABC News she was in the building across the street from the Student Union when alert sirens started blaring, and people who were standing outside ran into her building.

Students then fled from the Student Union as law enforcement flooded the scene, she said.

“It’s too early to understand the extent of the violence, but early reports are very disturbing,” Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Fla., said in a statement. “Shelter in place. Stay Safe. Thank you to our brave first responders for responding to the situation.”

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said it’s “actively engaged in the incident.” The FBI is also assisting authorities at the university, an agency spokesperson told ABC News.

President Donald Trump has been briefed on the shooting, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

“I’ve been briefed on the Florida State University Tallahassee active shooting,” Trump said.

“It’s a horrible thing — horrible that things like this take place. We’ll have more to say about it later,” he added.

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“Our prayers are with our FSU family and state law enforcement is actively responding,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said.

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Florida State University student Emily Palmer, 21, was near FSU’s student union when she was alerted to a “dangerous situation” on campus.

“I’m shaking … It’s just a lot going on,” Palmer told CNN from the safety of her student housing.

“I’m concerned about my friends,” she said. “I have friends in class right who are getting evacuated by police with their hands up.”

Joshua Sirmans was in the university’s main library when he said alarms began going off warning of an active shooter, according to the Associated Press. The 20-year-old junior said law enforcement officers escorted him and other students out of the library with their hands over their heads.

Messages sent via FSU Alert, the university’s emergency notifications system, urged people on campus to continue to shelter in place. “Law enforcement is actively clearing rooms on the main campus,” one message said.

Richard Rind, the university’s director of transportation and parking, told CNN he was sheltered in place Thursday as emergency vehicles descended on campus.

“Many emergency vehicles on scene but can’t see much as we are locked down in a building across the street,” Rind told CNN, adding he heard shots and saw people running as the incident unfolded Thursday afternoon.

This story is developing. 



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