There have been reports of an active shooter at the Hollywood Casino in Lawrenceburg, Indiana tonight. Numerous law enforcement officials are reportedly already responding to the scene.
Early signs point towards a hostage/active shooter response. Emergency sirens could be heard blasting inside of the casino while people fled in a video that has been posted to social media.
The casino has also reportedly been locked down. See video of the panicking crowd inside of the Hollywood Casino below,
ACTIVE SHOOTER at Hollywood Casino in Lawrenceburg, Indiana pic.twitter.com/7k8VTyvdUL
— Slingshot News (@NewsSlingshot) March 3, 2024
No additional information is available at this time, as this is a breaking story. We will be sure to keep our audience updated as more information becomes available.
If you have loved ones at the casino, be sure to contact them to ensure their safety, but please do not go near the are at this time, as this is an active shooter scene. One reporter live at the scene said, “On the scene of an emergency situation at Hollywood Casino in Lawrenceburg. Spoke with someone outside who is waiting for their father, who tells them they are locked down inside. @WCPO. More to come as we have it.”
On the scene of an emergency situation at Hollywood Casino in Lawrenceburg.
— Andrew Rowan (@andrewrowan128) March 3, 2024
Spoke with someone outside who is waiting for their father, who tells them they are locked down inside. @WCPO
More to come as we have it. pic.twitter.com/1tvqL6adYi
We do not have a tally on how many people have been injured, or killed at this time. We don’t have any other information other than the fact that there is an active shooter. Here is police scanner audio, in which authorities say there is a hostage situation.
BREAKING: Robbery involving hostage reported at Hollywood Casino in Lawrenceburg, Indiana; manhunt underway pic.twitter.com/l92QjVK0bw
— Intel Point Alert (@IntelPointAlert) March 3, 2024
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