The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Police and the Chattanooga Police Department are investigating a possible shooting on campus.

At approximately 11:55 a.m. Thursday morning, the university put out an emergency alert that said, “UTC ALERT: Possible active shooter in the University Center or Library. Run. Hide. Fight. More info forthcoming.” The authorities declared the campus in active lockdown and asked locals to avoid the campus until further notice.

The most recent update from the CPD at 1 p.m. read, “UPDATE: CPD is working with @UTCPD to confirm Shots Fired reports that were called in. At this time, we have not located any victims.” 

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