Three people have been wounded and an armed
assailant shot dead in a shooting incident at the Florida State University
campus in Tallahassee. The incident took
place inside the university's Strozier Library, where the gunman fired five to
six gunshots.
Tallahassee police said they confronted the suspect
outside the library block, where he opened fire on officers and was shot dead. Three people were wounded in the incident,
according to police spokesman David Northway.
"We heard the gunshots, and then it was in a
matter of seconds the entire first floor just seemed to go into chaos,"
Lauren said, "It was very scary. I'm just more heartbroken than anything
else. FSU means a lot to me," she added.
Earlier an alert on the FSU website warned that a
"dangerous situation" was unfolding, while video footage posted to
YouTube showed students hiding between book stacks as an announcement played
saying "there has been a shooting in the library".
The notice on the university site read: "FSU
alert! Dangerous situation! Main campus Tallahassee. Seek shelter immediately,
away from doors and windows."
John Ehab, a student from Tampa, said he was on the
library's third floor when he heard multiple gunshots.
Student Nikolai Hernandez said he was in his
bedroom across from the library when he heard five or six rapid gunshots. "It was a consecutive bop, bop, bop,
bop, bop," Mr Hernandez said. "It makes me definitely a little bit
nervous. I was supposed to be in the library. I had a paper to do and I got a
little bit lazy and decided not to do it."
The notice on the university site read: "FSU
alert! Dangerous situation! Main campus Tallahassee. Seek shelter immediately,
away from doors and windows."
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