Alexa Schwerha on February 13, 2023
Multiple people were injured during an active shooter situation at Michigan State University (MSU) Monday night, the East Lansing Police Department (ELPD) confirmed, according to The Michigan Daily.
Police are currently on the scene and at least two fatalities have been reported, according to The Michigan Daily.
ELPD responded to a call regarding an active shooter around 8:30 p.m. near MSU’s Berkeley Hall. Students were informed to shelter in place “immediately” and to “run, hide, fight,” according to a text message sent by the university and obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation.
UPDATE: IM East is being secured. It appears there is only one suspect at this time. pic.twitter.com/URHdQFAQyR
— MSU Police and Public Safety (@msupolice) February 14, 2023
“Run means evacuate away from danger is you can do so safely. Hide means to secure-in-place, and Fight means protect yourself if no other option,” reads a university alert posted to Twitter.
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MSU Police and Public Safety tweeted at 9:26 p.m. that police were responding to another reported shooting at IM East. ELPD issued an update at 9:34 p.m. that the area “is being secured” and there is only one apparent suspect.
The suspect is reportedly believed to be on foot and described as “a short male with a mask, possibly Black,” according to MSU Police.
ELPD and MSU did not immediately respond to the DCNF’s request for comment.
This story is breaking and will updated.
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