– At least one person has been killed, says spokesperson for the university Emily Gerkin Guerrant to the Detroit News. Five others are injured and have been taken to hospital. The condition of these is not known. The perpetrator is still at large. There have been shootings inside a school building called Berkey Hall and at a training center called IM East. Students at the university were urged to seek shelter after shots were fired at around 8.30pm local time, 02.30am Norwegian time on Tuesday night. – Shots have been fired nearby. Get to safe places immediately. The police are on the scene, the university police (MSU) reported to the local community at the university when the shooting took place. Photo: MATTHEW DAE SMITH/USA TODAY NETW / Reuters Perpetrator on foot Large police forces are hunting for a suspect who is described as “short with a mask”. – The suspect must be moving on foot. We ask people in the local community to continue to seek refuge where they are, says the university police. Several shooting incidents were reported. All classes and campus-related activities at the university have been canceled for the next 48 hours. East Lansing is a college town cute for the state capital of Lansing. Michigan State University (MSU) is a public university with around 50,000 students, writes NTB. Photo: Rebecca Cook / Reuters – I have been briefed on the shooting at Michigan State University. The police are on the scene. Let’s wrap our arms around the university community tonight. We’ll update as soon as we know more, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer tweeted.
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