Three Dead, Several Wounded in Michigan State Campus Shootings

Editor’s note: This story contains details of gun violence.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Three people were killed and multiple others were wounded in shootings Monday night at Michigan State University, with five being transported to the hospital, police said.

University police said on Twitter that there appeared to be only one suspect, described as a “short male with a mask.” They later tweeted at 12:28 a.m. EST that the suspect had been located off campus and that he appeared to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and that the shelter-in-place order had been lifted.

Authorities had previously ordered students and staff to shelter in place after a report of shots fired around Berkey Hall, an academic building, on the East Lansing campus.

In an alert sent shortly after 8:30 p.m., campus police reported a “shots fired incident occurring on or near the East Lansing campus.” The alert advised students and staff to “Secure-in-Place immediately” and to monitor alert.msu.edu for information.

By 10:15 p.m., police said Berkey, as well as nearby residence halls, were secured.

Separately, police reported a shooting at IM East, a recreational center for students.

Aedan Kelley, a junior who lives a half-mile (less than a kilometer) east of campus, said he locked his doors and covered his windows “just in case.” Sirens were constant, he said, and a helicopter hovered overhead.

“It’s all very frightening,” Kelley said. “And then I have all these people texting me wondering if I’m OK, which is overwhelming.”

Authorities announced late Monday that all campus activities would be canceled for 48 hours, including athletics and classes. People were advised not to come to campus Tuesday.

Michigan State has about 50,000 students. East Lansing is about 90 miles (145 kilometers) northwest of Detroit.

The East Lansing High School auditorium, where a school board meeting was being held Monday night, was locked down and people were being prevented by police from leaving, the Lansing State Journal reported.