India, May 14 -- A shelter-in-place was issued for McNeese State University at 4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles in Louisiana on Wednesday, prompting fears of a shooting. Unverified reports on Facebook and X claimed there was a shooting and an active shooter, which had prompted the lockdown.

"McNeese Shooting: Active Shooter, Lockdown at McNeese State University. A shelter-in-place order and active lockdown situation at McNeese State University sparked concern across campus Wednesday afternoon," a page on Facebook wrote. This claim was repeated on X as well.

However, there are no confirmed reports of a shooting having taken place there. A shelter-in-place order was however issued for McNeese as per local channel KPLCTV.

The report noted that ...