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| Edited By: DNA Web Team |Source: DNA webdesk |Updated: Nov 28, 2016, 10:17 PM IST
An active shooter has been reported inside the campus of the Ohio State University, according to tweets by the university's emergency alert system. Students have been advised to run, hide or fight and follow directions of police on the site. Columbus Fire Department said that at least eight people were taken to hospitals from the University. CNN reported that at least one among them was in a critical condition.
The Columbus campus was on lockdown and on alert.
Buckeye Alert: Active Shooter on campus. Run Hide Fight. Watts Hall. 19th and College.
— OSU Emergency Mngmnt (@OSU_EMFP) November 28, 2016
Buckeye Alert: Continue to shelter in place. Wait for Police officers directions. Please contact Police / 9-1-1 only if you have information — OSU Emergency Mngmnt (@OSU_EMFP) November 28, 2016
Literally in class in Ramseyer, right next to Watts. heard popping and tons of cops and ambulances on the street — Anthony Falzarano (@_falzarano) November 28, 2016
I'm safe in a barricaded room. If you're on campus, get in a room and stay safe. pic.twitter.com/Gaw7gjTx6w
— Harrison Roth (@goisles29) November 28, 2016
Ohio State student Wyatt Crosher told CNN he heard what sounded like gunfire and then emergency sirens. Crosher said that he was staying in his dorm room near the scene of the reported shooting.
Ohio State is one of the largest universities in the United States, with roughly 60,000 students on the main campus in Columbus.
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