The University of South Carolina (USC) issued a crucial update at 7:11 p.m. EDT Sunday, stating there is "no evidence of an Active Shooter at this time" following earlier reports that triggered campus-wide emergency protocols.

Authorities responded Sunday to a reported active incident on the University of South Carolina’s campus in Columbia; however, the campus was cleared and no shooter was found.

ABC Columbia spoke with multiple students as well as USC’s Deputy Chief of Police Scott Prill after USC issued an “all clear” alert following Sunday’s active shooter alert. At 6:30 Sunday evening, university officials sent out a campus-wide Carolina Alert stating there was an active shooter at the Thomas Cooper Library on the Columbia campus