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Six injured in shooting at Florida State University | Six injured in shooting at Florida State University |
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One of the victims taken to hospital is in a critical condition, according to the Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare facility | |
At least six people have been taken to hospital after a shooting at Florida State University in Tallahassee. | At least six people have been taken to hospital after a shooting at Florida State University in Tallahassee. |
One person was taken into custody after the shooting at the university's Student Union building on Thursday, according to CBS News, the BBC's US partner. | One person was taken into custody after the shooting at the university's Student Union building on Thursday, according to CBS News, the BBC's US partner. |
President Donald Trump said he had been briefed on the incident at the start of a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the White House, calling it "a shame, a horrible thing". | President Donald Trump said he had been briefed on the incident at the start of a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the White House, calling it "a shame, a horrible thing". |
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said: "Our prayers are with our FSU family and state law enforcement is actively responding." | Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said: "Our prayers are with our FSU family and state law enforcement is actively responding." |
One of the victims is in a critical condition, according to the Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare facility, with five others in a serious condition. | |
The university has cancelled all classes until at least Friday, and sports events were also cancelled for the weekend. | The university has cancelled all classes until at least Friday, and sports events were also cancelled for the weekend. |
Police responded to an active shooter call at around midday local time, the university said. | Police responded to an active shooter call at around midday local time, the university said. |
It then sent an alert warning ordering students and those on campus to "seek shelter and await further instructions". | |
"One of my classmates got an alert on her phone and announced it to the rest of the class," student Ava Arenado told CBS News Miami. | |
Another student, Blake Leonard, told CBS that he initially heard about 12 shots fired. | |
"In my head I thought it was construction at first, until I looked behind me and saw people running from the union towards my direction, and then I heard another 12 or 15 shots go off, so I started running away from there too," he said. | |
A police briefing is expected later on Thursday. | |
This is not the first shooting at Florida State University in recent years. In 2015, a graduate of the school shot and injured three people at the library before he was fatally shot by police. |