Active shooter reported on Florida State campus

A shooter opened fire just before Thursday on the campus of Florida State University, according to reports.

University officials issued an alert at 12:02 p.m. stating that a person had fired gunshots near the Student Union and police were responding to the reported shooting, and video posted on social media showed people fleeing the area where the shots were fired, reported the Tallahassee Democrat.

"I have seen multiple injured being loaded into ambulances outside the Student Union," tweeted Forrest Saunders, a reporter for E.W. Scripps. "One man was shackled by law enforcement before being taken from the scene."

WCTV-TV reported that four people were hospitalized with gunshot wounds, but no additional information was provided about their injuries.

Tallahassee police referred calls to the university, but reporters said they were told all lines for university police were in use.

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An employee who works in the Bellamy Building, which is near the Student Union, said that building was on lockdown and police were evacuating people floor by floor.