Police responded to an active shooter situation at Florida State University’s Tallahassee campus on Thursday shortly after noon ET.
Law enforcement appears to have apprehended the shooter in a clip circulating on X:
At approximately 12:40 pm ET, the university’s official emergency notification page announced in an Emergency Message for the Tallahassee Campus that police were responding to an active shooter.
This is a Emergency Message for Florida State University Tallahassee Campus.
Continue to shelter in place. Police have responded to an active shooter call at the Student Union. Stay alert for more information.
Persons in need of immediate emergency ass https://t.co/gEA734rmI0
— FSU Alert (@FSUAlert) April 17, 2025
Early reporting on the situation showed police running into the campus in tactical gear with weapons drawn at the intersection of Tennessee Street and Woodward Avenue:
Another video shows officers apprehending somebody who is believed to be the shooter being hauled away by law enforcement:
Per ABC:
A shooting has taken place at Florida State University in Tallahassee, according to law enforcement sources.
Police are responding to the scene, which is near the Student Union, according to an FSU Alert, which had advised students to continue to shelter in place due to reports of an active shooter.
The FBI is assisting authorities at the university, an agency spokesperson told ABC News.
This is a developing story.
