Updated at 2 p.m. ET
At least one person was killed at Delta State University in Cleveland, Miss., which was placed on lockdown Monday amid reports of an active shooter.
The school issued emergency alerts that people should take shelter and stay away from windows.
A deputy county coroner said a professor was killed at Delta State, according to news reports.
"Bolivar County Deputy Coroner Murray Roark said the dead man was in his mid-50s and was killed inside an office in Jobe Hall. He said officials are withholding his name for now. "University spokeswoman Jennifer Farish said she was not yet able to identify the dead person, saying it was still an 'active situation.' It's unclear whether anyone else was wounded."
The news service also reports helicopters were assisting in the search and that police officers were doing building sweeps.
Gov. Phil Bryant was in communication with the university and had offered support, a spokeswoman told The Clarion-Ledger newspaper.
" 'Governor Bryant is in communication with President LaForge and with Department of Public Safety Commissioner Albert Santa Cruz. The governor has offered the full support and assistance of DPS, including the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and the Mississippi Highway Patrol,' she said."
Delta State is a four-year, public university with an enrollment of more than 4,000 students, according to its website. The city of Cleveland is located near the Arkansas-Mississippi line, about 125 miles north of Jackson, Miss.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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