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At slightest six radical were injured aft an active shooter was reported astatine Florida State University successful Tallahassee connected Thursday.
According to a CBS News Miami root briefed connected the incidental by instrumentality enforcement, the shooter was changeable by constabulary connected field and taken into custody, and transported to the hospital.
Officials person reported aggregate hospitalizations, but the nonstop fig of victims is unclear astatine this time.
Here's everything we cognize truthful far.
FSU field successful chaos: the shooting's timeline
According to FSU, constabulary responded to the progressive shooter telephone from the country of the field pupil national astir 12:01 p.m.
"Police are connected country oregon connected the way," the alert said. "Continue to question structure and await further instructions. Lock and enactment distant from each doors and windows and beryllium prepared to instrumentality further protective measures."
FSU's alert strategy continued, advising everyone connected field to continue sheltering successful place arsenic constabulary proceed to investigate.
FSU pupil Blake Leonard told CBS News Miami helium heard a full of astir 30 shots fired. Leonard said helium was astir 400 feet from the pupil national erstwhile helium heard gunfire and started running.
Full fig of victims inactive unknown
At slightest six radical were taken to Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Hospital, a infirmary spokesperson confirmed to CBS News. One of the victims was successful captious information portion the remainder were successful superior condition.
"We stay successful adjacent coordination with exigency responders and nationalist information officials," Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare said successful a statement. "Out of respect for diligent privateness and to guarantee close information, we volition supply updates arsenic soon arsenic they are available."
In a aboriginal update, TMH told CBS News Miami that they person received six patients — 1 successful captious information and the others listed successful superior condition.
The Leon County Sheriff's Office confirmed to CBS News Miami that determination are casualties but did not stock further details regarding the fig of deaths.
A multi-agency effect successful Tallahassee
Multiple agencies person responded to the scene, including field constabulary and different Tallahassee country agencies. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said state instrumentality enforcement was responding to the shooting.
Additionally, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the FBI's Jacksonville and Tallahassee offices are connected the country to assist.
FSU cancels each classes and assemblage events
FSU shared connected social media that each classes and assemblage events, including diversion events, scheduled for Thursday person been canceled.
"Individuals not already connected the main field astatine this clip should debar coming to the Tallahassee main campus," FSU said.
FSU students successful shock
Ava Arenado, an FSU pupil who was successful people erstwhile the assemblage alert went out, described a terrifying scene.
"One of my classmates got an alert connected her telephone and announced it to the remainder of the class," Arenado told CBS News Miami. "My teacher instantly started barricading the door… and past different pupil said she'd alternatively spell home, truthful we each conscionable benignant of ran to our cars."
FSU pupil Blake Leonard told CBS News Miami helium heard a full of astir 30 shots fired. Leonard said helium was astir 400 feet from the pupil national erstwhile helium heard gunfire and started running.
"I heard astir 12 shots spell off. In my caput I thought it was operation astatine first, until I looked down maine and saw radical moving from the national towards my direction, and past I heard different 12 oregon 15 shots spell off, truthful I started moving distant from determination too," helium said.
Hunter Geisel is simply a integer shaper astatine CBS Miami. Hunter has antecedently produced integer contented for section and nationalist outlets, covering respective topics from breaking quality and existent events to authorities and popular culture.
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