This is a developing story…
An active shooter has been confirmed on the University of Nevada Las Vegas campus.
As reported by Fox 5, at least one suspect is dead.
“There appears to be multiple victims at this time. Please avoid the area and we will have more information soon,” Las Vegas police said.
Details regarding potential additional suspects and the number or condition of victims remain unclear.
Unconfirmed reports, possibly from a police scanner, suggested that 28 people were shot at the UNLV campus on Wednesday.
#BREAKING We are responding to preliminary reports of an #ActiveShooter on the campus of UNLV near BEAM Hall. There appears to be multiple victims at this time. Please avoid the area and we will have more information soon. pic.twitter.com/iylYGPhr33
— LVMPD (@LVMPD) December 6, 2023
Students were ordered to “RUN-HIDE-FIGHT.”
UPDSouth – UNLV
— UNLV (@unlv) December 6, 2023
UPD Alert – UNLV
University Police responding to additional report of shots fired in the Student Union, evacuate the area, RUN-HIDE-FIGHT.
From Fox 5:
University Police are responding to reports of a shooting at UNLV on Wednesday.
In a post shared on Twitter, UNLV advised that there were reports of shots fired in BEH. “Evacuate to a safe area, RUN-HIDE-FIGHT,” the school wrote on X.
In a second tweet, the school updated that University Police are “responding to a confirmed active shooter situation in BEH. This is not a test.”
Las Vegas police advised that officers were responding to preliminary reports of an active shooter on UNLV’s campus.
“There appears to be multiple victims at this time,” LVMPD said, advising people to avoid the area.
Watch the video report from Fox 5 below:
