FSU capturing right this moment: A minimum of 4 injured in capturing at Florida State College, suspect in custody

A minimum of one individual is lifeless and 6 others have been injured in a capturing at Florida State College in Tallahassee on Thursday, a number of regulation enforcement officers inform ABC Information.

One individual is in essential situation and 5 are in severe situation, in line with Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare.

The variety of injured is topic to alter, sources advised ABC Information, as regulation enforcement is actively looking to find out what number of may be injured.

The college mentioned “regulation enforcement has neutralized the risk” and Tallahassee police mentioned the campus has been secured.

The capturing passed off close to the Scholar Union, in line with an FSU Alert, which had suggested college students to shelter in place.

Sophomore Paula Maldonado advised ABC Information she was in school close to the Scholar Union when she heard what appeared like yelling exterior.

“Proper after, the lively risk alarm went off,” she mentioned. “Everybody in my class rapidly turned off the lights, put desks to dam off the door and hid by the entrance of the classroom.”

“We have been quiet and a few have been whispering,” Maldonado mentioned. “Some have been additionally crying and serving to one another. Like a pupil subsequent to me advised me to place my backpack in entrance of me to guard myself.”

“A cop got here inside and I assumed it was the shooter, so it was very scary. However after a few minutes one other cop got here again in and advised us to go exterior with our arms up, Maldonado mentioned.

Scholar Daniella Streety advised ABC Information she was within the constructing throughout the road from the Scholar Union when alert sirens began blaring, and individuals who have been standing exterior bumped into her constructing.

College students then fled from the Scholar Union as regulation enforcement flooded the scene, she mentioned.

Fred Guttenberg, whose 14-year-old daughter, Jaime, was killed within the Parkland highschool capturing in South Florida in 2018, mentioned a few of Jaime’s classmates now attend FSU.

“Extremely, a few of them have been simply part of their 2nd college capturing and a few have been within the pupil union right this moment,” Guttenberg, who has turn out to be a gun reform supporter, wrote on social media. “As a father, all I ever needed after the Parkland capturing was to assist our kids be protected. Sadly, due to the many individuals who refuse to do the precise issues about lowering gun violence, I’m not stunned by what occurred right this moment.”

President Donald Trump has been briefed on the capturing, in line with White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

Division of Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem mentioned, “My coronary heart breaks for the scholars, their households, and school at Florida State College. There isn’t any place in American society for violence. Our total nation is praying for the victims and their households.”

FSU mentioned courses are canceled by way of Friday.

Leon County public colleges have been positioned “on lockout as a precaution,” in line with the varsity district.

Up to now in 2025, there have been 81 mass shootings as of April 17, together with this newest one in Florida.

That is Florida’s sixth mass capturing to this point this 12 months.

The Gun Violence Archive, which defines a mass capturing as one with 4 or extra individuals injured or killed – not together with the perpetrator – counted 503 mass shootings in 2024, 659 mass shootings in 2023, 644 in 2022 and 689 in 2021.

This time final 12 months, there have been 117 shootings.

ABC Information’ Sony Salzman and Luke Barr contributed to this report.

ABC Information’ Luke Barr contributed to this report.