“Active Shooter” was reported on the FSU campus

An “active shooter” has been reported at Florida State University campus in Tallahassee, according to a social media post from the University’s Emergency Warning System.

Two other updates were then sent from the account, urging people on campus to “evacuate to shelter.”

A nearby hospital says it is treating people affected by the shooting. Sara Cannon, a spokesman for Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, said the hospital cannot confirm the number of people in care, and details are still rolling out.

WCTV reports that at least four people have been hospitalized.

Ambulances, fire trucks and patrol vehicles from multiple law enforcement ran towards campus at noon Thursday after the university issued an active shooter alert near the student union.

Hundreds of students have moved away from the student union’s direction. Students are glued to their mobile phones and are visibly emotional.

Joshua Silmans, 20, was in the university’s major library when he said the alarms began to come out from active shooters. Silmans said law enforcement officers escorted him and the other students from the library with their hands on their heads.

FBI officials are on the scene, the spokesman said.

FSU cancelled all classes and events on Thursday.

“Individuals who are not currently on the main campus should avoid coming to Tallahassee’s main campus,” the alert site said at 12:40pm.

A video posted on social media showed the first responders, including a Florida Highway Patrol on campus.

“It looks like some students are hurt. It’s a very scary situation right now,” said Daniela Street, a student at FSU, who shot a video from the Student Union from the Student Union from the street.

The House Committee on Education and Employment has passed a bill aimed at improving school safety. During discussions on the bill, D-Parkland Rep. Christine Hunchofsky mentioned the shooting at FSU, saying he heard from several members of the community who are still caught up in the 2018 shooting of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High.

“This is heartbreak, sadness and trauma, a loss that will stay forever with people,” Hunchofsky said.

Before adjoining the committee, Chairman Jennifer Canady, R. Lakeland, called for moments of silence from those affected by the FSU.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis also posted about the incident.

Times staff writer Jeffrey S. Solochek contributed to this report. This includes information from the Associated Press and the Orlando Sentinel.