The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has issued an emergency alert amid reports of an active shooting situation near campus. Local law enforcement and UNC officials have said that “an armed and dangerous person” is on or near the university. At least one person was wounded, The Daily Tar Heel reports. A suspect, described as a male wearing a gray shirt, was said to be in police custody. Students are still under a shelter-in-place order as police and paramedics respond to the scene where at least one shot was allegedly heard near Caudill Labs. More details are continuing to emerge as the situation unfolds.

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