NBC News: Officials Update on Shooting at FSU Campus

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TRUMBOWER: “My name is Jason Trumbower and I’m the chief of police at Florida State University. All Florida State University classes and business operations on the main campus in Tallahassee are cancelled through Friday, April 18th. Essential employees should check with their supervisors for further reporting instructions. All FSU athletic events in Tallahassee are cancelled through Sunday. At approximately 11:50 AM, Thursday, April 17th, a gunman opened fire on the main campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee, shooting multiple individuals in the vicinity of the Student Union Building. FSU police responded immediately, engaged, neutralized and apprehended the shooter. Two victims of deceased — are deceased and five individuals have been transported to a local hospital with gunshot wounds. The shooter has also been transported to a local hospital. The two deceased are not students. The shooter is believed to be a current FSU student. I do not have additional information on the shooter’s identity at this time. Students who need assistance can go to the Donald L. Tucker Center, where the university is providing counseling, healthcare and other support services.”