
At least six people are receiving treatment at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, a hospital spokesperson confirmed to NBC News.
At least one person is dead and another is in custody after an active shooter was reported at Florida State University’s campus in Tallahassee.
The school sent an alert urging students to seek shelter as a shooter was reported in the area of the student union.
One FSU student who saw the shooter described him as a “normal college dude’ who was wearing an orange T-shirt and khaki shorts. “I was walking and this guy pulls up in an orange Hummer,” the student said. “And he gets out with a rifle and shoots in my direction.”
The extent of the injuries is unclear, according to the law enforcement sources, citing preliminary reports.
FSU Alert, the university’s emergency notifications system, warned the campus of a reported “active shooter” near Student Union just after noon on Thursday.
“Police are on scene or on the way,” the alert posted on X read.
“Continue to seek shelter and await further instructions. Lock and stay away from all doors and windows and be prepared to take additional protective measures.”
CNN has reached out to the Tallahassee Police Department, the Leon County Sheriff’s office and the university. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said it is “actively engaged in the incident on FSU’s campus.”
Florida State University student Emily Palmer, 21, was near FSU’s student union when she was alerted to a “dangerous situation” on campus.
“I’m shaking … It’s just a lot going on,” Palmer told CNN from the safety of her student housing.
“I’m concerned about my friends,” she said. “I have friends in class right who are getting evacuated by police with their hands up.”
Joshua Sirmans was in the university’s main library when he said alarms began going off warning of an active shooter, according to the Associated Press.
The 20-year-old junior said law enforcement officers escorted him and other students out of the library with their hands over their heads.