From CNN: “A suspect is dead following an active shooter report Monday morning on Ohio State University’s campus, a federal law enforcement official said. The official, who has been briefed on the latest information on the situation, said law enforcement on the ground believes the threat is contained. The official stressed this is early in the investigation and the sweep of campus continues.” The shootings reportedly took place in the campus’s engineering building. No motive has yet be determined for the spree.
Classes were canceled for the rest of the day across campus. Students are getting ready for final exams, which begin on December 9.The incident also comes during the first month of the OSU public safety director’s job.Monica Moll came to the helm on October 31.In addition to local authorities, the Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is on the ground in Columbus, spokesman Dave Coulson said.
As you’ve probably suspected, Ohio State is a designated gun-free zone. Not that that seems to have deterred the now room temperature shooter in any meaningful way. So when the school’s tweet alert instructed students and faculty to “run, hide, fight”, it’s not clear with what they were expected to, you know, fight against an armed individual. While the details haven’t yet been released, we presume the shooter was taken down by law enforcement personnel.
Here’s hoping all of the wounded recover quickly and completely.