Ohio State University Reports Active Shooter on Campus

A shooting Monday morning at Ohio State University in Columbus left at least nine people injured, one of them critically, officials said.

The nine were taken to Columbus-area hospitals, and eight of the nine were in stable condition, according to the city's fire department. The school, one of the largest in the U.S., hadn't yet lifted its "shelter in place" warning for the campus as of 11 a.m. ET.

The university also said on its website that all academic classes on the Columbus campus had been cancelled for the remainder of the day.

Information about the suspect in the shooting wasn't immediately available. The school's emergency-management office sent a message shortly before 10 a.m. ET notifying people of a shooter in Watts Hall, which is a materials science and engineering building. The school's main website also flashed the message, and subsequent updates encouraged students and staff to stay put and follow police directions.

The message sent out by the school included the instructions, "Run Hide Fight," which are the three steps that security officials recommend as a response to an active shooter. If possible, individuals should escape. If they can't run away, they should hide. And if they can't hide, and only if their lives are in imminent danger, they are encouraged to fight, incapacitating a shooter and acting with physical aggression, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Write to Melissa Korn at melissa.korn@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

November 28, 2016 11:45 ET (16:45 GMT)

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