WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A man was killed and one person was taken into custody after a shooting at the Purdue University campus around noon Tuesday.
Campus officials said the shooting occurred in the school's Electrical Engineering building on the northeast side of campus.
Police said they believe there is only one suspect and that the person is not cooperating in the investigation. The names of the victim and suspect were not released, but police said they believe the suspect knew the victim.
"We need to let the investigators do their job so we can make sure everything is done right," said Purdue University Police Chief John Cox.
The university sent a text alert instructing people to shelter in place shortly after the shooting.
"When the text alert first went out, it was chaotic," said Chris Adam, a Purdue employee who used to work at RTV6. "People were crying and upset."
The shelter in place order was lifted about 1:30 p.m., though the Electrical Engineering building stayed closed.
Rachel Casey, a freshman at Purdue and sister of RTV6 traffic reporter Lauren Casey, said she was relieved when the all-clear was issued.
"It just feels good knowing that they've got things under control," she said.
Purdue freshman Nicki Heston said she was in a 300-person lecture hall when everyone heard a commotion outside.
"We heard two or three policemen screaming, 'Get down, get down,'" Heston said. "We went to the door to see what was going on outside."
Initial reports were chaotic in the immediate aftermath of the shooting, with erroneous reports of multiple shooters flooding social media.
Numerous pictures circulated on social media of possible suspects and/or police presence. The veracity of those images could not immediately be confirmed, but authorities said many of the images were of police officers.
Purdue President Mitch Daniels was not on campus and is currently in Colombia, university officials said.
Gov. Mike Pence issued a statement on the shooting.
"Today’s shooting at Purdue University is a tragedy, and our heartfelt condolences go out to the family of the victim and to everyone in the Purdue community," the statement read. "I commend the professionalism of the Purdue University Police Department in apprehending the suspect and bringing the situation to a swift conclusion. The Indiana State Police are on the scene and will continue to assist local law enforcement with the ongoing investigation."
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