The suspect committed suicide after the attack
A man killed three people at Michigan State University, United States, then committed suicide, police reported on their Twitter account. Five others were injured and taken to hospital, some in serious condition.
The gunman began firing at an MSU building at dusk, said Chris Rozman, the campus deputy police chief. He later went on foot to a nearby building where he fired more shots. Hundreds of officers searched for the suspect. The shooting began shortly before 8:30 p.m. local time. A photo has been released of the suspect, a short black man wearing red shoes, a denim jacket and a baseball cap. At midnight, however, authorities confirmed that he had committed suicide.
“It appears the suspect died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound,” Rozman confirmed. “It has really been a nightmare what we are experiencing tonight. We are relieved that there is no longer an active threat on campus.”
Police declined to provide details about the victims, even though they were students or professors at the university, one of the largest in the United States. He also did not confirm whether the suspect had any connection with the educational institution. What he did confirm was that he had no reports of any threat against this campus in recent weeks.
“Let’s embrace the Spartan community tonight,” Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer wrote on Twitter, referring to the university’s athletic logo.
School and college shootings are alarmingly common as part of a wider wave of violence in the United States, where gun proliferation has increased in recent years.
Source: La Verdad
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