An armed and dangerous active shooter has just been reported on the campus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Below is the initial reporting:
🚨#BREAKING: Multiple Law Enforcement are responding to Active Shooter with shots fired inside University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ⁰⁰📌#ChapelHill | #NorthCarolina
Currently, multiple authorities are responding to an active shooter situation inside the University of… pic.twitter.com/R8SOKwnlGr
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) August 28, 2023
There is already a suspect and he is said to be at large. Police are warning people to shelter place and avoid him if they see him.
Below is the photo:
WANTED ACTIVE SHOOTER
CHAPEL HILL NC POLICE: “SUSPECT AT LARGE, SHELTER IN PLACE. IF YOU SEE THIS PERSON, KEEP YOUR DISTANCE” pic.twitter.com/mgbXThiMMA
— Blue Lives Matter 💎 (@RetiredNYCPD) August 28, 2023
WANTED: ACTIVE SHOOTER CHAPEL HILL NC UNIVERSITY pic.twitter.com/QGCjmAlMPX
— Blue Lives Matter 💎 (@RetiredNYCPD) August 28, 2023
I haven’t seen official reporting on injuries yet, but one person in hiding there says at least one person has been shot in the chemistry building:
There is currently an active shooter at UNC in the chemistry building. At least one person has been shot. I am still in hiding. Please reach out to any loved ones you have on campus and especially in the department. I have never been more scared.
— Jake Sirlin (@jakesirlin) August 28, 2023
UPDATE: Suspect has been taken into custody near one of the stadium gates. I’m hearing this live as it happens. There were no other details about the arrest given over the radio.
UPDATE II: Below is more confirmation that the suspect has been taken into custody;
UNC Chapel Hill school newspaper reporting the armed suspect is in custody. UNC Police identified the suspect by the picture below. https://t.co/lkySSDV2lZ pic.twitter.com/v0eHd1N0VF
— Anna Giaritelli (@Anna_Giaritelli) August 28, 2023
UPDATED III: Below is a photo and video of the subject in custody:
BREAKING: Photo shows suspect in shooting at University of North Carolina (UNC) in custody – WRAL pic.twitter.com/aBFzjXjL5E
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) August 28, 2023
BREAKING: Footage shows suspect in shooting at University of North Carolina in custody pic.twitter.com/6RN5FNa53U
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) August 28, 2023