Active shooter at University of Nevada-Las Vegas found dead after multiple victims reported

Las Vegas police said the suspect in an active shooting at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas was found dead.

On Wednesday, police said in a post to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that officers had the suspect contained and there is an active investigation. A follow-up post said that the suspect “has been located and is deceased.”

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There appear to be multiple victims, police said. No updates on the status of the victims were provided at the time.

City police said earlier that they were responding to “preliminary reports” of an active shooter on the university campus near Beam Hall. A campus alert said university police were responding to a “confirmed active shooter” in Beam Hall at 11:54 a.m. PT. At 12:26 p.m., university officials said police were responding to additional reports that shots were fired in the student union, which is near Beam Hall.

People were asked to avoid the area, as there is ongoing police activity from Maryland Parkway at University Ave to Tropicana Ave.

A KSNV News 3 Las Vegas reporter said on X that he was locked down at the university campus.

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Beam Hall houses the university’s Lee Business School and includes food service kitchens and laboratories, computer labs, and classrooms, according to the website.

The student union is located one building over from Beam Hall.

This is a developing story and will be updated.