Shots were fired Monday night on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing. At least three people were killed and several injured. Local media videos showed police officers storming the scene.
This is reported by the media and local authorities. As the university police announced in short message service Twitter, they asked students and teachers to get to safety. The city of East Lansing, a college town near the Lansing state capital, said the gunman was at large.
According to a college police tweet, shooting took place in two locations: near an academic building called Berkey Hall and a sports facility called IM East.
University Police Deputy Chief Chris Rozman confirmed at least five victims were taken to hospital, some with life-threatening injuries. MSU police later announced the deaths of three people on Twitter. The suspect was last seen fleeing the MSU building on foot, Rozman said.
Two crime scenes
University police wrote on Twitter that shots were fired at two locations: near an academic building called Berkey Hall and a sports facility called IM East. The shooting started after 8 p.m. (local time).
The University of Michigan is attended by more than 50,000 students, according to its official website. The campus therefore extends over more than 21 square kilometers.
Attack on Oxford High School in Oakland County
Monday night’s violence came about 14 months after a fatal shooting on November 30, 2021, at Oxford High School in Oakland County, Michigan, in which a 15-year-old student opened fire with a semi-automatic pistol. This attack killed four classmates and injured six other students and a teacher.
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