MichiganAt least three people were killed and five others were injured in a shooting on the Michigan State University campus on Monday (local time), CNN reported. MSU Police and Public Safety said on Twitter, “3 people have been confirmed dead. This is in addition to the 5 victims who have been transported to the hospital.” Sustained “life-threatening injuries”.
Roseman said police initially received a call at 8:18 p.m. regarding a shooting at Burke Hall on campus. According to CNN, several officers responded and found several victims.
The interim deputy police chief said police then received a call about shots fired at a nearby building, the University Union Building, adding that police responded quickly and treated victims at both locations. The priority right now is the safety of our students and campus,” Roseman said. The suspect, believed to be a younger man, was last seen exiting the MSU Union Building on the north side of the building.
Roseman cautioned that there was a lot of misinformation about the incident through social media and other means and advised people to follow the police department’s official Twitter account for accurate information, as reported by CNN. Later, Michigan State University Police released the first photos of the suspected gunman. A short man wearing red shoes and a jeans jacket is believed to have been last seen leaving the MSU Union Building on the north side of the building. After shooting.
Taking to Twitter, MSU Police and Public Safety said, “Suspect Photos: Suspect is a black male, short in stature, wearing red shoes, jean jacket, a baseball cap that is navy with a light brim.”Incident Gabe Trutel, a freshman at Michigan State University, said he and his roommates were tired and listening to police scanners during the shooting incident on campus, reports CNN.
Trutel said he was sitting at his desk in his West Acres dorm room, taking a quiz for his chemistry lab, when he received an email alert from the university warning him of gunfire on campus.