(CNN) — Las Vegas Metro Police said a suspected shooter on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, campus “has been located and is deceased.”
“This is an active investigation. Please continue to avoid the area and watch for responding emergency units,” police said on X.
Police were responding to reports of a shooting with multiple victims on the campus, near Beam Hall, according to an earlier social media post.
“There appears to be multiple victims at this time. Please avoid the area and we will have more information soon,” police said on X.
At 11:54 a.m. local time, the university posted an emergency notice online, saying, “University Police responding to report of shots fire in BEH evacuate to a safe area, RUN-HIDE-FIGHT.”
Shortly after, the university also said on X police were responding to “additional report of shots fired in the Student Union,” and advised people to evacuate the area.
“I was sitting outside, I was just having breakfast. I heard three loud booms and I was like, oh, what was that?” a student told CNN affiliate KVVU. “Police showed up, then I ran inside.
“After two minutes, more shots. I ran into the basements, and I was there for 20.
“I was just hearing a lot of shots,” the student told the Las Vegas station.
“Tragic and heartbreaking news coming out of @unlv. Praying for everyone on campus as law enforcement responds to the situation.” Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman posted on X.
Beam Hall is the home of the university’s Lee Business School and features food service kitchens and laboratories, computer labs and classrooms, according to its website. It is five stories high.
UNLV is located just a few miles from the site of the 2017 mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest music festival, which left at least 58 people dead and hundreds more wounded.
The White House said it is monitoring the shooting reported at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) “very closely.” The second gentleman is already scheduled to deliver remarks tonight at the Newtown Action Alliance Foundation’s 11th Annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence, the White House added.
The university is in the middle of “study week,” with some classes being held and final exams set to begin Monday.
CNN’s Sara Smart, Brammhi Balarajan and Amanda Jackson contributed to this report.
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