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Police believe a single suspect carries out the shooting, three law enforcement officials tells CNN
Published : 18 Apr 2025, 02:11 AM
At least one person was killed and six others were wounded on Thursday after a shooting at Florida State University, and a suspect was taken into custody, according to media reports.
ABC News, citing multiple unnamed law enforcement officials, reported that at least one person died.
Police believe a single suspect carried out the shooting, three law enforcement officials told CNN. Florida State University's emergency notification system wrote on social media that "law enforcement has neutralized the threat" - but did not provide more details.
A nearby hospital, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, said in a statement it had received six patients – one in critical condition and the rest in serious condition.
Gunshots were reported at midday at the Student Union building on the FSU campus in the state capital of Tallahassee. Students and faculty were told to shelter in place as police responded. More than 42,000 students attend classes at the main campus.
Chris Pento was on a tour of the university with his children and eating lunch at the Student Union building when shots started ringing out.
"It was surreal, people started running. She just got trampled over," Pento told local TV station WCTV, referring to his daughter.
The shooting was the latest deadly gun violence to rock a US school campus in recent years. In 2014, a Florida State University graduate opened fire early at the school's main library, wounding two students and an employee as hundreds were studying for exams.
Three firearms were found - one on the suspect, one in a nearby car and a shotgun in the Student Union - a law enforcement source told CNN.
Law enforcement agencies could not be immediately reached to confirm the reports or to comment.
FBI Director Kash Patel said in a post on X he had been briefed on the shooting and that a team from the Jacksonville FBI field office was assisting. "We will provide full support to local law enforcement as needed," he added.
Notable mass shootings at colleges or universities in recent years include the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre in Blacksburg, Virginia, where 32 people were killed and 23 injured.
In 2023, there were two college mass shootings, one at Michigan State University, where three students were killed and at least five others injured. The other incident unfolded at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where three faculty members were killed before a suspect died in a shootout with the police.
