Person in custody after reports of shooting at Purdue

Police have taken one person into custody Tuesday following reports of a shooting on the campus of Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Ind.

Two students told the Journal & Courier newspaper that they heard what sounded like two shots and saw someone who possibly had blood on his or her hands.

A tweet from Purdue at around noon said one person was in custody, according to Purdue University.

Purdue University initially sent out a message to students and staff: "Shooting reported on campus; Bldg. Electrical Engineering; avoid area; shelter in place."

The school was placed on lockdown as officers conducted a floor-by-floor, room-by-room search of the Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering.

Contributing: Donna Leinwand Leger

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