On the 17th local time, police from Florida State University in the United States said that the shooting at the Tallahassee campus of the university that day had killed 2 people and injured 5 people.
Police said at a press conference that a gunman fired a gun on the Florida State University campus at midday that day and multiple people were shot. The school police responded immediately, subdued and arrested the gunman. The Gunner was a student of the university, and neither of the two deceased were students of the university. Five people were sent to the hospital for gunshot wounds, and the gunman was also taken to the hospital for injuries.
After the shooting, the school asked the school staff to hide on the spot, close and stay away from doors and windows, and wait for further guidance. The school also announced that all courses and activities on the 17th and 18th will be cancelled, and all sports activities on the Tallahassee campus will be cancelled until the 20th.
Guns are rampant in the United States, and gun-related violence has become the “normal” of social life. According to statistics from the US “Gun Violence Archives” website, since 2025, 81 mass shootings have occurred in the United States that have caused at least 4 casualties and injuries.
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