Former Survivor contestant Eva Erickson was at Brown University during a recent tragic shooting.
Eva, a runner-up on season 48, is currently attending the Ivy League school as a doctoral candidate.
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According to Entertainment Weekly, she shared a now-expired Instagram Story offering an update on the incident from her perspective.
“I am safe. Yes, my office at Brown is in the building of the shooting but I was very lucky I left my lab 15 minutes prior to the active shooter alert,” she said.
Later, she provided additional details in a video uploaded to her account.
“The active shooter warning initially went out at 4:22 p.m.,” Eva continued. “The shooting took place in [the] Barus and Holley [Building], which is the building that my office is in. I am so, so extremely lucky that I was very unproductive at work today, because I was in my office in Barus and Holley in that area until 4 p.m.”
She explained that she had left her office to go to the gym, and about 20 minutes later, the alert was issued.
“There’s now a rumor that the warning was sent out about 15 minutes after the shooting had started. I was leaving the building within five minutes of the shooter coming in,” the reality star shared.
Eva posted her video around 11 p.m., at a time when the shooter was still at large. She told followers that there were no clear answers yet and that they were unsure whether they would need to remain on campus overnight.
“I really appreciate the thoughts and prayers that everyone’s sending, but we need more than thoughts and prayers. This is ridiculous that as college students…we have to worry about someone shooting up our classrooms,” she concluded.