Morgan Ouellette, of Bristol, was sheltered in place during an attack at Ohio State University of Monday morning and she is OK.
The junior was at work at the bookstore in Wexner Center when the alert went out.
The first alert posted on the university’s Department of Public Safety website said, "Run Hide Fight" and that the shooter was at Watts Hall on College Road.
Later, a law enforcement official said some of the students injured were cut with a large knife or hit with a car and it's not clear if any were shot. Hospital officials said none of the eight people injured in the attack have life-threatening injuries.
In all, nine people were injured in the attack on the campus in Columbus, Ohio, according to police. Hospital officials said none of the victims have life-threatening injuries.
After being moved to another room, Oulette and the other people she was with stayed in a basement, listening to sirens and watching news reports of what was happening on the campus in Columbus, Ohio.
“For 10 minutes straight, all we heard was sirens,” she said. “We’re all kind of just like sitting around this movie theater, just watching the news, seeing how things are going right now.”
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Morgan's mother, Francine Mayo, said she cannot recall being as terrified as she was this morning.
Mayo said she dropped her daughter off at campus this morning after the long Thanksgiving weekend and was on her way back to Connecticut when the shooting happened and her daughter called her to tell her what was going on.
"My heart just sank because I was already over 250 miles away and no way of getting to my daughter. It's terrifying," Mayo said.
After learning that her daughter was OK, she is relieved but still shaking.
"I'm thanking God, I am thanking everyone who's been messaging me and saying that they're praying for Morgan and the safety of everyone else on campus," Mayo said.
The school has lifted the lockdown, but has canceled classes for the rest of the day.
Check for updates on the story here. http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/national-international/Ohio-State-University-Active-Shooter-Report-403387996.html?abc=2333
