At least one person has been reported dead after a shooting at Michigan State University (MSU) prompted shelter-in-place orders, a spokesperson for the US school has confirmed.
“The suspect is believed to be on foot right now. Community members on and off campus should continue to shelter in place. Police are continuing to respond,” MSU police tweeted.
Police reported shots fired near Berkey Hall on the East Lansing campus around 8.30pm local time (12.30pm AEDT), telling the campus community in a tweet to “please secure-in-place immediately.”
About an hour later, campus police reported “there is another reported shooting at IM East”.
“It appears there is only one suspect at this time,” MSU police said.
IM East is a campus fitness centre about 1.5km away from Berkey Hall, where police first reported shots were fired.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said she is being briefed on the shooting at the university.
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“I’ve been briefed on the shooting at Michigan State University. The Michigan State Police along with @msupolice, local law enforcement and first responders are on the ground,” the governor tweeted.
“Let’s wrap our arms around the Spartan Community tonight.
“We will keep everyone updated as we learn more.”
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Detroit also tweeted that it’s “responding to an active shooter” at the university.
Special agents from the FBI are also responding to assist, a spokesperson from the bureau’s Detroit office tells CNN.
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