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‘Active Shooter’ Reported at Arkansas State University, ‘Surrounded’ by Police: School
No shots fired
December 10, 2015 3:06 pm
Last Updated: December 10, 2015 4:13 pm
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An “active shooter” situation was reported at Arkansas State University on Thursday, the school said on its Twitter feed.
UPDATE at 4 p.m. ET: The suspect was arrested and his truck is being searched.
Suspect surrounded; no shots have been fired https://t.co/SVnJpgbmI1 #astate
— Arkansas State (@ArkansasState) December 10, 2015
The individual with a weapon has been surrounded by police. No shots have been fired, no reported injuries.
— Arkansas State (@ArkansasState) December 10, 2015
Report of an active shooter spotted at the student union. Everyone should evacuate to the west side of the building and clear the area.
— Arkansas State (@ArkansasState) December 10, 2015
There have been no reports of any injuries, it added.
“The individual with a weapon has been surrounded by police. No shots have been fired, no reported injuries,” it said.
WREG-TV reported that the gunman was “surrounded by police” and no one was hurt.
The university said no shots were fired.
Shooter is surrounded by policemen, no students are in harms way. No shots fired. No injuries. @ArkansasState pic.twitter.com/OuKGAgInWq
— Rep Rick Crawford (@RepRickCrawford) December 10, 2015
Photo Circulating of Reported Active Shooter at Arkansas State MORE >> https://t.co/1lYqSX0LUX pic.twitter.com/WnPYGSrtjE
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 10, 2015
The person was reportedly spotted at the student union.
People were told to evacuate the west side of the building, WREG said.
The college is located in Jonesboro, a town around 131 miles from the state capital of Little Rock, and is the flagship campus for the Arkansas State University System. According to the university, of the approximately 13,144 total students, 74 percent are white, 14 percent are African-American, and 12 percent are other.
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