LAS VEGAS, NV — University Police are responding to reports of an active shooter on campus at the University of Nevada Las Vegas on Wednesday afternoon, December 6. At around 2 p.m. CST, the University posted a message on its Twitter account informing students about the active shooter.
“University Police responding to report of shots fired in BEH, UNLV said. “Evacuate to a safe area, RUN-HIDE-FIGHT.”
The university updated seven minutes later, saying that the reports of shots fired were a confirmed active shooter. “Responding to a confirmed active shooter situation in BEH. This is not a test,” the university said.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department also tweeted out a statement saying that the department responded to the same call.
“We are responding to preliminary reports of an ActiveShooter on the campus of UNLV near BEAM Hall,” LVMPD said. “There appears to be multiple victims at this time. Please avoid the area, and we will have more information soon.”
As of 2:30 p.m. CST, LVMPD stated that the suspect was contained.
“The suspect is contained. This is an active investigation. Please continue to avoid the area and watch for responding emergency units.”
As of 2:45 p.m. CST, the LVMPD said that they located the suspect, and the suspect is deceased.
No further information is available at this time. This is an ongoing investigation.
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