Ambulances, firefighters and vehicles of multiple security agencies quickly headed towards the campus, which is just west of the state capital.
The authorities arrested a suspect after a shooting Thursday at the campus of the Florida State University, United States, He sent an unknown number of people to a nearby hospital, a aware source of the subject told the AP. The source spoke on condition of anonymity by not being authorized to talk about the subject.
The Hospital Tallahasee Memorial Healthcare was receiving and treating people affected by the shootingsaid Sarah Cannon, spokesman for the hospital. Added that the hospital still It cannot confirm the number of people served and that the facts are in development.
Ambulances, firefighters and vehicles of multiple security agencies quickly headed towards the campus, that is just west of the capital of the state of FloridaThursday at noon after the University issued an active shooter alert near the student center, saying that the police were responding.
“Our prayers are with our family of the Florida State University And the State Police is actively responding, “Governor Ron Desantis wrote in X.
Hundreds of students moved away from where the student center is. The students were glued to their phones, some visibly excited, while others hugged. Dozens gathered near the music school waiting for news.
The third year student Joshua Sirmans, 20, He was in the university’s main library when he said that the alarms began to sound warning of an active shooter. He reported that the security guards escorted him and other students outside the library with their hands on their heads.
The Secretary of Justice Pam Bondi He said in a social media post that the Department of Justice is in contact with FBI agents that are on the scene.
Students and teaching staff were instructed to continue looking for refuge and expect more instructions.
“Close and keep away from all doors and windows and are prepared to take additional protection measures,” says the alert.
Source: Ambito
