SYRACUSE -- UPDATE: 5:25 PM

Syracuse Police have released the identity of the victim in a drive by shooting near the intersection of Madison Street and University Avenue this afternoon. 19-year-old Dylan Smith of Syracuse was shot in the neck. At last check he is in critical condition at University Hospital.

UPDATE: 1:10 PM

Syracuse University resumed a normal schedule after briefly warning students Monday to seek shelter and barricade their doors while police investigated a drive-by shooting near the upstate New York campus.

University officials e-mailed the alert to its more than 19,000 full and part-time students as a precaution just after 11:30 a.m. The alert was lifted about an hour later when police reported the shooting suspect was no longer in the area near the school.

Police said a 20-year-old man was sitting in a parked car several blocks from campus when another car drove by and someone fired multiple shots at him. The victim was hit in the neck and taken to Upstate Medical Center in critical condition, police said.

Morrow said the victim was not a student.

Police were pursuing the gunman, who they said apparently targeted the victim.

Syracuse put its Orange alert system in place a little more than one year ago in response to the shootings at Virginia Tech in 2007. The system has been tested before, but this was the first time it was used in earnest, officials said.

"With a campus our size, it would be hard to keep everyone inside," Syracuse spokesman Kevin Morrow said after the incident. "This was more an advisory to stay clear of the area."

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UPDATE: 12:20 PM

Police say one person was shot in what is believed to be a drive-by shooting near the Syracuse University campus. The victim was shot in the neck and has been taken to an area hospital for treatment. He has not been identified.

Syracuse University has issued an "Orange Alert" via cell phone and text messaging to students telling them to take precautions, stay inside and lock their doors. Students have also been told to report any suspicious activity to campus security.

Syracuse Police tell us they are looking for a smaller, light colored sedan that may be connected to the shooting.

Action News has a crew on the scene and will bring you more information as it becomes available.

Original Story:

There's word of a drive-by shooting near the Syracuse University campus. Onondaga County 911 dispatchers tell us it happened near the intersection of Madison Street and University Avenue.

The shooting took place around 11:30 am. There's no word on any injuries. Syracuse University has sent an alert to students, telling them to stay away from the area.