Two people killed, at least five wounded in Florida State shooting

A gunman opened fire Thursday at Florida State University killing two people and wounded at least five others police said The 20yearold gunman was the son of a sheriffs deputy whose former service weapon was used in the shooting authorities saidThe two people who died were not students at the university but the shooter is believed to be a student Florida State University Police Chief Jason TrumbowerFive people were being treated at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Trumbower said and the shooter was also receiving medical attentionStudents and frightened parents hid in a bowling alley and crammed into a freight elevator inside the student union after hearing gunshots outside the buildingAmbulances fire trucks and patrol vehicles from multiple law enforcement agencies raced toward the campus just west of Floridas capital after the university issued an active shooter alert midday Thursday saying police were responding near the student unionRyan Cedergren a 21yearold communications student said he and about 30 others hid in the bowling alley in the unions lower level after seeing students running from a nearby bar In that moment it was survival he saidAfter about 15 minutes university police escorted the students out of the building and he saw a person getting emergency treatment on the lawn he saidChris Pento told WCTV in Tallahassee that he and his twins were getting lunch at the student union during a campus tour when they heard gunshotsIt was surreal And people just started running he told the TV stationThey packed into a service elevator after encountering locked doors at the end of a hallway That was probably the scariest point because we didnt know It could get worse right he said The doors opened and two officers were there guns drawnFlorida States alert system announced about three hours after the shooting that law enforcement had neutralised the threat Officials asked students and faculty to avoid the student union and other areas still considered an active crime sceneDozens of patrol vehicles including a forensics van were parked outside the student union Officers blocked off the area with crime scene tapeStudents and staff who left behind phones keys and other items in the rush to evacuate waited in the shade and prayed for the victimsPresident Donald Trump said from the Oval Office that he had been fully briefed on the shooting Its a horrible thing Its horrible that things like this take place he saidAfter receiving warnings of an active shooter students and faculty took cover and waited in classrooms offices and dorms across campusThe first thing you think of is just This cant be true right said Kai McGalla a sophomore who spoke by phone while locked down at a campus testing centreJunior Joshua Sirmans 20 was in the main library when alarms went off Law enforcement officers escorted him and other students from the library with their hands over their heads he saidFlorida State University is one of Floridas 12 public universities with its main campus in Tallahassee About 44000 students are enrolled in the university per the schools 2024 fact sheetIn 2014 the main library was the site of a shooting that wounded three people Officers shot and killed the gunman 31yearold Myron MayThe university cancelled all classes and events for Thursday It also cancelled home athletic events through SundayThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params