University of South Carolina students were told to shelter in place Sunday after an unconfirmed report of an active shooter on the main campus.

Students at the University of South Carolina received an alert about a possible active shooter near a library on the main Columbia campus, though there were no immediate reports of any shots being fired and officials later said there was no evidence of a shooter.

Students on the University of South Carolina's Columbia campus experienced an active shooter scare on Sunday evening, but no threat was found and no shooting took place.