NATION: THREE SHOT AT FLORIDA STATE: SHOOTER KILLED

SHHOOTINGThree students were shot early this morning (Thursday) at a Florida State University library before campus police killed the gunman, Tallahassee police said.

The officers confronted the gunman, whose name has not been released, and ordered him to drop his weapon, Tallahassee Police spokesman Dave Northway said. But the gunman fired at them and they unleashed a volley of shots, Northway said.

University police turned the investigation over to the Tallahassee department.

One victim was hospitalized in critical condition and another in good condition, a spokersperson for Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare said. A third person was grazed by a bullet and was treated at the scene and released.

The victims’ families have been notified, but their names have not be released, police said. Campus police turned the investigation over to the Tallahassee Police Department.