Michigan State University campus shooting: Three people dead after a suspect opened fire in several buildings

A suspect opened fire in several buildings on the Michigan State University campus on Monday night, leaving three people dead. According to police, the shooter is no longer alive. Additionally, the Michigan State Police Department released the fatal toll hours after the shooting. t penned, "There are 3 confirmed fatalities. This is in addition to the 5 victims who have been transported to the hospital."

Details about the case

Chris Rozman, the interim deputy chief, stated during a live news briefing: "We are very saddened to report that there has been an incident on the campus of Michigan State University. There has been shots fired and a shooting in multiple locations near campus." He further stated that the information was preliminary and subject to change as the investigation went on. "This incident started this evening around 8:18 p.m. at Berkey Hall on campus. We received multiple 911 calls of a shooting inside Berkey Hall. Numerous officers responded, we were quickly on scene within minutes. There, we did locate several victims of a shooting." [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="599"] Image credit: The Wall Street Journal[/caption] He went on, "The incident did move to a building in close proximity. The Michigan State University Union Building, where there was another report of a shooting immediately following the first incident. Police and emergency responders acted quickly. We tended to the victims at both of those scenes." Furthermore, Rozman verified that at least five persons were hurt, some of them had serious injuries that required immediate medical attention. In addition, according to Rozman, the alleged shooter was last seen leaving the MSU Union building on foot from the north side. Authorities had just received the suspect's surveillance footage, which Rozman promised would be made public shortly after the conference. In addition, the suspect was characterized as "a Black male, shorter in stature, wearing red shoes, a jean jacket, and a ball cap." Also read: Times Square area shooting killed a 22-year-old guy, suspects still at large He continued that "the less people that are on campus" the easier it will be to discover the gunman. He urged the community to "remain sheltered in place." According to Rozman, "We are doing everything we can to ensure the safety of our campus and all of our students." Hundreds of local, state, and federal agents are also present on campus, he continued. Moreover, police published a picture of the suspect and his description following the briefing. However, on Tuesday, just after midnight, police said that they had located the culprit off-campus. He appeared to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to a tweet from MSU Police and Public Safety. "There is no longer a threat to campus and the shelter-in-place has been lifted." [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="2000"] Image credit: The Telegraph[/caption]

More details

The police department informed the public that Berkey Hall had been shot at earlier in the evening and that responders were on the scene through Twitter. The "suspect is believed to be on foot right now," MSU police said in a brief update. They added, "Community members on and off campus should continue to shelter in place. Police are continuing to respond." Additionally, at the campus recreation and fitness center IM East a little while later, additional gunshots were heard. For the first time since sending its initial tweet, MSU Police added that "there are multiple reported injuries." Later, victims were transferred to Sparrow Hospital, which is around five minutes away from campus, according to authorities. Additionally, they stated that Brody Hall, Snyder/Phillips Hall, Mason Hall, Abbot Hall, Landon Hall, the MSU Union, and Berkey Hall had all been "cleared/secured." Furthermore, police alerted the community that there will be no events at the Michigan State University campus for 48 hours and urged, "Please DO NOT come to campus tomorrow."