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All classes at Old Dominion University in Virginia have been canceled after a gunman was “neutralized” nearby, authorities said.
Just before 10:49 a.m., a gunman opened fire in Constant Hall, injuring two people, university spokesperson Jonah Grinkewicz said. Campus police, the Norfolk Police Department and emergency personnel responded, and the shooter is now deceased, Grinkewicz said. The injured were taken to a local hospital.
Norfolk Police confirmed on social media that they were responding to an “active incident” at the school.
“Please avoid Constant Hall and the surrounding area where emergency personnel remain active,” school officials said in a warning sent to students. “Updates will be provided as soon as possible.”
Zachary Mulder told WGAL that he had just finished class at Constant Hall when the shooting occurred. He told the magazine that dozens of people rushed into the Webb Center where he was having coffee, “screaming ‘guns! guns!'”
“At that point, it was really fight or flight. I grabbed everything I could and just ran,” he said. “I’m honestly just happy to be alive and upset. I never imagined something like this would happen.”
