Police are investigating a shooting incident reported on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind.
The school's website posted an alert that the shooting took place in the school's electrical engineering building. Police set up a command post near the engineering mall, the Journal & Courier newspaper reported.
Police scanner traffic indicated that a person was in custody. Police were conducting a floor-by-floor, room-by-room search of the Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering.
Purdue University sent out a message to students and staff: "Shooting reported on campus; Bldg. Electrical Engineering; avoid area; shelter in place; Check www.purdue.edu for updates."
The school advised students and faculty to "remain sheltered in place until further notice."
Two students told the Journal & Courier they heard what sounded like two shots and saw someone who possibly had blood on his or her hands.
Edit: Male arrested, one reported shot on Purdue campus
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Police have taken one male into custody Tuesday following reports of that at least one person was shot on the campus of Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Ind.
WLFI-TV reports that one person was shot in the incident around noon in the Electrical Engineering Building.The condition of the reported victim was not immediately clear.
An ambulance transported someone to a local hospital for medical attention, a witness told the Journal & Courier. Purdue has not confirmed there were any shooting injuries.
The initial campus-wide lockdown was partially lifted after about two hours, but the shelter-in-place was still in effect for the electrical engineering building where officers conducted a room-by-room search.
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@SkyNewsBreak: One person has been killed in a shooting at Purdue University in Indiana and police believe the victim was targeted
Police have taken one male into custody Tuesday following reports of that at least one person was shot on the campus of Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Ind.
WLFI-TV reports that one person was shot in the incident around noon in the Electrical Engineering Building.The condition of the reported victim was not immediately clear.
An ambulance transported someone to a local hospital for medical attention, a witness told the Journal & Courier. Purdue has not confirmed there were any shooting injuries.
The initial campus-wide lockdown was partially lifted after about two hours, but the shelter-in-place was still in effect for the electrical engineering building where officers conducted a room-by-room search.
So ridiculous at this point... hopefully nobody is hurt.
I don't see this happening in Canada.
