Shots from firearms were reported at noon in the Student Union building at the campus of the University of Tallahasee. Students and lecturers were recommended at home.
Earlier, local medical services announced that At least five people were hospitalizedone of them was in a critical condition. The attacker was also transported to the facility.
The police reported that two people who died, They were not students.
Over 42 thousand attend classes at the main campus of the university. students. Shortly after the shooting, her perpetrator was detained. The motives are not known his actions.
USA. Shooting at the University of Florida. Donald Trump reacts
Prezydent USA Donald Trump he informed on Thursday that He received information about the shooting at the Florida State University.
– It's a shamesomething terrible that such things are happening – he commented.
He added that he would later provide new information about the event.
Shooting at a university in Florida. Witness accounts
Witnesses talked about the chaos that prevailed when people began to run around the campus, and in near the Student Union building there were arrows.
– Everyone just They started running away from the building – one of the witnesses said the local WCTV information station.
“After about a minute, we heard the sounds of eight to ten shots,” he added.
Another witness said that He saw a manwhich was apparently shot in the torso.
– The whole situation was surreal. I just couldn't believe what I saw – he described.