India, Aug. 25 -- The University of South Carolina has said there is no evidence of an active shooter on campus. This clarification came within an hour of unconfirmed reports suggesting that an active shooting was underway at the Thomas Cooper Library of the University of South Carolina's Columbia campus on Sunday afternoon.

"We received an unconfirmed report of an active shooter at the Thomas Cooper library," a university spokesperson, Jeff Stensland, told CNN affiliate WIS-TV. "At this point, we have no injuries, and we have no confirmation that there actually was a shooter at the library."

Amid the confusion, a student carrying an umbrella was apparently falsely identified as the shooter.

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