Purdue shooting?

[navy4422]

Friend just showed me pics texted to her. Gunman appears to be white male, black pants, black boots and black coat. Handgun in left hand and appears to be a SBR AR-15 style weapon in other hand.

Other thread seems to think LE

 

[Tripp11]

Or that's law enforcement responding

These pictures were taken well before law enforcement arrived. They were taken by a student from a higher floor classroom. Or so I was told. Could be wrong. No doubt.

 

[Hopper]

Last four or five times this has happened at an Indiana college there weren't even any shots actually fired. I'll wait until this evening when the news actually reports the facts instead of conjecture.

Couldn't agree more. IIRC, the IUPUI incident awhile back was a student carrying a band instrument in its case.

 

[cubbetm]

Dad walks by there around the time this happened and have not heard from him. Anyone have any info on who was injured??

 

[navy4422]

Dad walks by there around the time this happened and have not heard from him. Anyone have any info on who was injured??

No info yet

 

[KittySlayer]

I am going out on a limb and saying those are pictures of law enforcement responding.

Wouldn't they want to have some identifying clothing? Usually these events have a lot of LEOs from different jurisdictions. I would hate to get shot by someone that simply saw me with a gun and overreacted.

 

[navy4422]

Wouldn't they want to have some identifying clothing? Usually these events have a lot of LEOs from different jurisdictions. I would hate to get shot by someone that simply saw me with a gun and overreacted.

If it is LE I would guess it was an off duty officer that got called in as quick as possible but again it may be a shooter just a lot of speculation

 

[ghuns]

Lots of friends with kids in and out of that building. Hoping for the best.

 

[CindyE]

sister-in-law works there, so we are concerned too.

 

[cubbetm]

Dad walks by there around the time this happened and have not heard from him. Anyone have any info on who was injured??

Had his phone on silent. Is okay

 

[wrzr21]

I was next door and outside minutes before anything happened. I hopped on the bus and as the bus went back by the building the police were already heading towards electrical engineering building. My friend lives across the street and took a picture of the first suspect being arrested. He also sent me pictures of an ambulance coming and a swat team getting there as well. I never thought getting up this morning that anything like this was going to happen.

 

[bwframe]

Has anyone heard any reports of students that heard a shot?

 

[ghuns]

I never thought getting up this morning that anything like this was going to happen.

Nobody ever does.

 

[squidvt]

My bosses wife works across the building. She's pretty scared. No more reports of people shot.

 

[Landon]

Wouldn't they want to have some identifying clothing? Usually these events have a lot of LEOs from different jurisdictions. I would hate to get shot by someone that simply saw me with a gun and overreacted.

I don't know that it is an LEO. But two pictures were posted and they are 2 different guys. Plus to me they appear to be securing a perimeter. Pure speculation is all.

As far as clothing not all LEO's were uniforms. Could be off duty, detective, or undercover and just got the call for assistance.

 

[Lammchop93]

My brother goes there. He was in the building nextdoor. He said it was either a Professor or TA that was shot.

 

[ghuns]

WLFI is saying one person in custody and one person shot. Take that for what it's worth as speculation seems to take precedence over reporting these days.

As far as clothing not all LEO's were uniforms. Could be off duty, detective, or undercover and just got the call for assistance.

If I were a LEO on scene for an active shooter situation, I would be well marked as such.

 

[Landon]

Nobody ever does.

Actually lots of people do. That's why they make it a point to carry themselves so they can protect against something like this.

 

[navy4422]

Lockdown has ended for all students not in EE

 

[Landon]

WLFI is saying one person in custody and one person shot. Take that for what it's worth as speculation seems to take precedence over reporting these days.

We've never experienced the media reporting something incorrectly, have we???