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Three people are dead after a suspect opened fire in multiple buildings on Michigan State University's campus Monday night. Police say the gunman is dead.
The Michigan State Police Department shared the death toll hours after the shooting.there are 3 confirmed fatalities. This is in addition to the 5 victims who have been transported to the hospital," it wrote.
He continued, "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.
He shot himself near Lake Lansing and Larch roads in Lansing when confronted by police after an hours-long manhunt. Police said the suspect was a 43-year-old man with no affiliation with the school. The buildings where the shootings happened are open to the public.
Police said they no longer believe there is a threat and there is no need to shelter in place now.
According to MSU, shots were fired inside Berkey Hall at 8:18 p.m, which is on the northern boundary of campus in East Lansing. First responders found shooting victims at Berkey Hall. The scene moved to the nearby MSU Union, where police also tended to victims.
MSU Police Deputy Chief Chris Rozman stressed during a press conference at 11 p.m. that there have been numerous false reports about the shooting and where the suspect may have been seen.
The shooter was seen leaving the MSU Union on foot from the north side of the building.MSU police said all campus activities are canceled for 48 hours, including athletics, classes, and all campus-related activities. Students should not report to campus on Tuesday.
East Lansing Public Schools notified parents of students that the K-12 schools in the district will be closed Tuesday while the MSU shooting situation is assessed.
James Tarasca, the special agent in charge for the FBI Detroit said the investigation will likely take days as investigators piece together what happened.
Michigan State University was swarmed with police, ambulances and fear Monday night as an active shooter situation unfolded, with officials reporting three people dead and five others injured.
The school sent an alert at 8:31 p.m. telling students to "run, hide, fight" with a report of shots fired on the school's East Lansing campus.
In the early morning hours of Tuesday, as a campus that had hours before been filled with shouts, sprinting and gunfire fell relatively quiet, leaders looked to what follows an attack and killings at a place of learning.
A heavy police presence will remain on the sprawling banks of the Red Cedar over the next several days as crime scenes are processed and interviews are conducted, according to what officials told reporters Tuesday morning.
About 19,000 students live on campus. There will still be normal operations to make sure their needs, for food and the like, are met.
The suspect in the deadly Michigan State campus shooting, who later died at a Lansing location, was a 43-year-old man, Michigan State University Interim Deputy Police Chief Chris Rozman said at a news conference about 1:40 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14.
