Active shooter reported at Mississippi's Delta State University, 1 confirmed dead

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Delta State University officials confirm one person is dead and the campus remains locked down.

University spokeswoman Jennifer Farish confirmed that the lock down began Monday morning and that students, faculty and staff are being advised to take shelter.

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The university's Twitter account says the active shooter was spotted near Jobe Hall.

Multiple law enforcement agencies are responding.

The 3,500-student university is in Cleveland, in Mississippi's Delta region near the Arkansas-Mississippi state line.

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