America: FSU Mass Shooting Leaves 6 Injured, Alleged Shooter In Custody
Florida State University became the latest scene of a mass shooting this afternoon around 12 pm EST when a gunman opened fire near the school’s student union according to reports from The Tallahassee Democrat.
As result of the shooting and a shooter who was not in custody at the time, spokesperson Chris Petley announced that all Leon County public schools would be placed on lockdown.
Shortly after the news broke, harrowing videos of students hiding in fear for their lives began to circulate on social media. One video in particular shows students hiding while violent knocks come from the door by someone claiming to be “police”. As you’ll see, the students don’t open the door for fear that the person on the other side is really the shooter…
Just after 1 pm EST, a Tallahassee police spokesperson announced that one person was in custody but could not confirm the number of victims or deceased. Stephanie Derzypolski, a Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare spokesperson, did confirm that the hospital received six patients with one in critical condition and five in serious condition. CNN reports that police found a handgun on the suspect, along with a shotgun in the student union, and another firearm in the suspect’s vehicle.
CNN also spoke to a senior student named Garrett Harvey who said that the active shooter training that he received as part of his freshman orientation helped him decide how to proceed once he realized that an active shooter was on campus.
“You shouldn’t have to think about that when you’re going to school and trying to get your degree,” Harvey said, adding he is graduating in two weeks. “You go to school to get your degree, make friends, you make memories, not to go to school to experience stuff like this.”
Police believe that this suspect was acting alone; the unnamed shooter was shot and taken to the hospital.
BOSSIP will provide more information on this tragedy as it becomes available to the public.
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