WHBQ, the Fox affiliate, reports a shot was fired inside their lobby, but no one was injured.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Police are surrounding an area of South Highland Street near the University of Memphis after report of a shot fired in a TV station’s lobby.
Memphis police say the suspect was taken into custody after 1 p.m. and say the armed person was sheltered inside Ubee’s, a hamburger restaurant, for more than an hour.University officials say police were called to the scene just 11:30 a.m. for an “active shooter situation” near Highland and Midland Avenue.Businesses in the area of Highland and Walker Avenue are on lockdown.
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