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Shelter In Place Lifted As Suspect Dead and 8 Injured In Attack At Ohio State University

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Local media in Columbus, Ohio are reporting that one suspect is dead, and police are searching for more suspects after a mass shooting left at least eight people injured at Ohio State University. The University has lifted the shelter in place order, but all classes are canceled.

6ABC reported:

Here is a picture of students barricading themselves in a classroom while on lockdown:

Video of first responders arriving via the BBC:

The Ohio State shooting comes a little more than two weeks before the fourth anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting that killed 20 children and six adults.

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) has spent the years after Sandy Hook trying to pass common sense gun reform.

Sen. Murphy tweeted:

The shelter in place order has been lifted:

The car and knife attack demonstrated that violence comes in all forms. As a nation, we must come together to confront the causes of mass atttacks.

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Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

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