UPDATE (March 7):

After weeks on the run, fugitive Donquale Gray was shot and killed when U.S. Marshals caught up with him Wednesday afternoon.

Law enforcement sources tell West Virginia media outlets, including WBOY and West Virginia Metro News, that Gray was the attempted murder suspect shot near the West Virginia University campus, sparking campus alerts.

Police say Gray was found at a home in the area, more than 200 miles from Bluefield, Virginia, where he allegedly shot a 29-year-old officer during a traffic stop on February 16.

That officer survived his injuries and has remained unidentified for his safety.

As U.S. Marshals and the Morgantown Police Department moved in to arrest Gray a little after noon on Wednesday, he took off in the area of College Avenue, armed with a handgun.

As law enforcement pursued, Gray fired a shot and at least one marshal returned fire, killing him.

Gray had been wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service since February 19, 2019. Marshals offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to his arrest.

The incident put students and faculty on the WVU campus on edge.

WVU student Mia Holmes was in a building she says is just 500 yards away.

"At that point is when I started to panic because OK this is real, like there’s snipers on the roof,” she said.

Snipers had rushed into a nearby building, leading her to question what to do next.

"I don’t know where he is. I mean, they're saying he's on College Avenue, but who's to say he doesn’t run down the hill and end up in the middle of campus,” Holmes said.

Kari Newman’s son is a freshman at the university, and she didn't even know about the situation until after it happened. She says it’s unsettling.

"It's very scary that somebody would think going to a college campus would be a place to hide out,” she said.

Students said they were left largely in the dark during the several hours between receiving an alerts of shots fired near campus and getting an "all clear."

"Things were very confusing for a while and that was definitely very scary," student Hunter Moore

.

Students were relying on security alerts and word of mouth for information.

"It was really alarming just because I didn't know what was happening and i was getting information from unreliable sources," WVU student Sarah Zanabli said

"A lot of rumors, and a lot of misinformation," Moore said.

In the end, no one outside the incident was harmed, but in the future students hope there can be more open communication during emergency situations.

"I felt like there was a disconnect between what was happening and the student," Zanabli said

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UPDATE (4:15 p.m.):

A fugitive wanted for the attempted murder of a police officer was shot and killed near the West Virginia University campus on Wednesday by U.S. Marshals.

Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Alex P. Neville said in a press release that marshals were attempting to arrest the suspect, whose name has not yet been released.

“The United States Marshal Service, Northern District of West Virginia, was involved in a line of duty fatal shooting today at approximately 12:15 p.m.,” Neville, said. “Deputy U.S. Marshals and task force officers were attempting to arrest a suspect wanted for the attempted murder of a police officer.”

The Morgantown Police Department said members of the U.S. Marshals Service were attempting to locate and apprehend a suspected armed fugitive in the area of College Avenue around 12:15 p.m. The suspected fugitive, armed with a handgun, attempted to flee.

During a foot pursuit, the suspect fired the handgun and at least one member of the U.S. Marshals Service returned fire, according to police.

When marshals caught up, the suspect was found dead at the scene.

The Morgantown Police Department, West Virginia University Police Department, Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department and West Virginia State Police all responded to the area on Thursday. Police say due to the danger to the immediate community, Falling Run Road and College Avenue were closed. Houses in the vicinity of the suspected residence that the suspect was coming from were evacuated for the safety and well-being of the occupants.

The Morgantown Police Department Special Response Team conducted a tactical entry at 1133 College Avenue to make sure that there were no injuries, other suspects, or armed individuals associated with this case.

As that all went on, students on the West Virginia University campus received alerts about reports of shot fired and the road closures, followed by an all-clear. On social media, students reported seeing heavily armed law enforcement across campus, including stationed on rooftops.

Multiple media outlets have asked the U.S. Marshals if the fugitive was Donquale Gray, but Chief Deputy Neville said he could not confirm the name of the suspect until family has been notified, per standard protocol.

Police offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to Gray's arrest. Police

on February 16th during a traffic stop on Route 460 near Exit 3 in the town of Bluefield. The officer survived his wounds and is still recovering.

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Police say the scene is clear after investigation of a report of shots fired near the West Virginia University campus on Wednesday afternoon.

Around 1:30 p.m., WVU Police issued an alert warning people to avoid the area of College Ave. and Falling Run due to a report of shots fired.

Shortly after that, all roads in the are were closed.

However, since the incident was off-campus, WVY issued a statement saying that classes would continue as normal but urging caution and avoidance of the area of the report.

"University Police is assisting Morgantown Police.," the statement read. "Out of an abundance of caution, we are sending alerts, posting to social media and keeping our campus community updated as we confirm information.”

In the meantime, a middle and high school nearby – Mountaineer Middle School and Morgantown High School – were placed on lockdown due to their proximity.

Students posted photos to social media throughout the incident showing heavily armed law enforcement on school grounds, including snipers stationed on a rooftop.

, the incident involved U.S. Marshals shooting and killing someone suspected of attempting to murder a police officer.

They say marshals from the Northern District of West Virginia attempted to arrest a man, who they have not identified pending notification of his family, but the situation devolved to a shooting.

that Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Alex Neville said the man attempted to flee, firing a handgun, and at least one U.S. Marshal returned fire.

"The Morgantown Police Department Special Response Team conducted a tactical entry at 1133 College Avenue to make sure that there were no injuries, other suspects or armed individuals associated with this case", said Chief Ed Preston, with the Morgantown Police Department.

Investigation into the incident continues.