What to Know About the Florida State University Shooting 

At least six people were taken to a hospital after a shooting at Florida State University (FSU) campus on Thursday, the communications director of the Tallahassee Police Department told the New York Times.

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Around noon, FSU issued an alert for an active shooter reported near the student union. The university sent out additional alerts, advising the campus community to continue sheltering in place as law enforcement officers were clearing rooms on the main campus. 

One person is in critical condition and five others are in serious condition, Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare told the Times.  

“Multiple law enforcement agencies are actively working to secure Florida State University campus,” Alicia Hill, communications director at the Tallahassee Police Department told TIME. “The student reunification point is being established at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center.” 

Shortly after the news broke, President Donald Trump told the press he had been briefed on the shooting, calling it a “shame” and “horrible that things like this take place.” There have been 81 mass shootings so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive. In 2024, the total number of mass shootings totaled 503, down from the 659 recorded the year prior.  

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said his prayers were with FSU and state law enforcement, in a Thursday post on X. 

At 1:04 p.m., the university also said in an alert that all classes and business operations have been canceled through Friday, and that athletic events have been canceled throughout the weekend.

FSU’s last day of classes is next Friday. 

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a post on X that FBI officers were on the scene at FSU. “Our priority is the safety of everyone involved,” she said in the post. “We will keep updating as we learn more. Praying for all.”

This isn’t the first time the university has experienced a shooting. In 2014, a gunman shot three people at a library near the center of the FSU campus. He was killed by police in a shootout outside the library.

Fred Guttenberg, father of Jaime Guttenberg, a 14-year-old victim from the Parkland shooting, called America “broken.” 

“My daughter Jaime was murdered in the Parkland school shooting. Many of her friends who were lucky enough to survive that shooting went on to attend FSU. Incredibly, some of them were just a part of their 2nd school shooting and some were in the student union today,” Guttenberg shared on X Thursday afternoon. “As a father, all I ever wanted after the Parkland shooting was to help our children be safe. Sadly, because of the many people who refuse to do the right things about reducing gun violence, I am not surprised by what happened today.”

Thursday’s shooting happened a day after a gunman opened fire at a high school in Dallas. Five students from Wilmer-Hutchins High School were hospitalized due to the incident.