Three Florida State University students were injured as a gunman opened fire in a campus library on Thursday, according to FS View & Florida Flambeau, the university's student newspaper.
The gunman, identified by authorities as Florida State alumnus Myron May, was killed by Florida State University Police Department officers after firing shots at the officers, according to CNN.
Two of the victims were brought to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, one of whom remains in critical condition and the other is in good condition. The third victim was treated and released on the scene.
According to the Tallahassee Police Department, the gunman had written journals and released videos that indicated that he was in a psychological and emotional state of crisis.
Students gathered on Landis Green for an impromptu vigil right after the shooting, and FSU president John Thrasher and Florida governor Rick Scott addressed the shooting later on Thursday.
Thrasher praised the Tallahassee Police Departmentand FSU response to the incident.
"We will move on from this incredible tragedy," Thrasher said.
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