New details emerge from tragic Florida State mass shooting

Thursday’s mass shooting event near the student union on the Florida State University campus in Tallahassee left two people dead and six people injured, the Leon County Sheriff’s Department said Thursday afternoon. Neither is an FSU student nor a member of law enforcement. The shooter was also injured.

The university announced law enforcement has “neutralized the threat” in a status alert update posted shortly before 3:30 pm ET. Individuals are “free to move about other areas of campus,” not within the active crime scene around the Student Union building.

Florida State University issued an active shooter alert for the Tallahassee campus just after noon ET Thursday. That came after multiple reports around the school’s student union building.

At least six people are currently being treated at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, including one in critical condition. That came according to a Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare spokesperson.

Details on the injuries to those admitted to Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare were not provided, according to a spokesperson, per NBC News. The hospital is still “receiving and caring for patients” from the reported shooting at FSU.

“At this time, details are still unfolding, and we do not yet have specific information to share,” the Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare representative told NBC News. “However, we want to assure the community that our teams are fully mobilized and prepared to provide the highest level of care and support to all those affected.”

There were allegedly more than 30 shots fired at the Student Union and local media sources suggest there are multiple casualties, according to Crown Intelligence Group’s X/Twitter account. That has yet to be confirmed by local law enforcement. The university has canceled all classes for the rest of the day Thursday and asks students to avoid campus, according to NBC News.

“Individuals not already on the main campus at this time should avoid coming to the Tallahassee main campus,” the school said on its advisory website.

The FBI has confirmed it is responding to the scene at FSU, a bureau spokesperson told NBC’s Tom Winter. The FBI has an office in Tallahassee that is connected to a larger office in Jacksonville. Agents from both locations are either on-scene or en route, per Winter.

The university actived its emergency notification system, instructing students and staff to lock all doors, stay away from windows and await further instructions. The situation remains active and ongoing.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information is available.