Not less than six individuals have been injured in a mass capturing on the campus of Florida State College (FSU) on Thursday, in accordance with hospital officers. The victims, all affected by gunshot wounds, are being handled at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, the place one is in vital situation, and 5 are in severe situation.
Legislation enforcement evacuated buildings, and close by companies and faculties have been positioned on lockdown. No deaths have but been confirmed by officers.
In a press release, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare confirmed it was receiving and caring for sufferers from the capturing. “Presently, particulars are nonetheless unfolding, and we don’t but have particular data to share. Nevertheless, we need to guarantee the group that our groups are absolutely mobilized and ready to supply the best stage of care and help to all these affected,” a hospital spokesperson mentioned.
A suspect is presently in custody, in accordance with regulation enforcement sources with direct information of the state of affairs. Whereas the extent of the accidents stays unclear, regulation enforcement is actively investigating the incident.
FSU Alert, the college’s emergency notifications system, issued a warning, notifying the campus of an “lively shooter” close to the Pupil Union. The alert urged individuals on campus to hunt shelter instantly and lock all doorways and home windows. Messages despatched through FSU Alert additionally instructed college students and school to stay in place whereas regulation enforcement cleared rooms on the primary campus.
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“An lively shooter has been reported within the space of Pupil Union,” the alert posted on X (previously Twitter) read. “Police are on scene or on the way in which. Proceed to hunt shelter and await additional directions. Lock and steer clear of all doorways and home windows and be ready to take further protecting measures.”
“All courses and college occasions together with athletics occasions scheduled for Thursday, April 17, 2025, have been cancelled. People not already on the primary campus presently ought to keep away from coming to the Tallahassee most important campus,” the college mentioned in one other replace.
Governor Ron DeSantis supplied his condolences and reassured the group, writing on X, “Our prayers are with our FSU household and state regulation enforcement is actively responding.” Florida Legal professional Common James Uthmeier echoed these sentiments, confirming his workplace’s response to the campus.
President Donald Trump additionally commented on the tragedy, saying, “It’s a disgrace. It’s a horrible factor. Horrible that issues like this happen.”
Florida State College, which enrolled roughly 43,701 college students within the Fall of 2023, is dwelling to a various pupil physique, together with round 2,500 worldwide college students from over 130 international locations. Amongst these worldwide college students, many come from the Caribbean, in addition to South Florida, the place a big Caribbean-American inhabitants resides. A good portion of the worldwide college students at FSU are graduate college students, making up about 78% of the worldwide pupil physique.
