At least three dead, five injured in shooting at US university

EW Sparrow Hospital is treating 5 victims of the taking pictures in its emergency room, a spokesperson advised CNN.

He didn’t present info on the severity of their accidents. A college spokesperson confirmed the three fatalities.

Campus police stated they’re looking for one suspect.

He is described as a brief man with purple sneakers, a denim jacket and cap.

The suspect was reported to be on foot.

All lessons, athletics and campus-related actions at MSU are cancelled for 48 hours, MSU police stated as officers in tactical gear swarmed the college.

“Please DO NOT come to campus tomorrow,” they stated.

Police reported pictures fired close to Berkey Hall on the East Lansing campus round 8.30pm native time (12.30pm AEDT), telling the campus neighborhood 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 stated.

IM East is a campus health centre about 1.5km away from Berkey Hall, the place police first reported pictures had been fired.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer stated she is being briefed on the taking pictures on the college.

“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 preserve everybody up to date as we study extra.”

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Detroit also tweeted that it’s “responding to an energetic shooter” at the university.

Special agents from the FBI are also responding to assist, a spokesperson from the bureau’s Detroit office tells CNN.

Around 10.10pm local time (2.30pm AEDT), police tweeted that Berkey Hall and other several campus buildings were cleared, including Brody Hall, Snyder/Phillips Hall, Mason Hall, Abbot Hall, Landon Hall and the MSU Union.

MSU student Nithya Charles told CNN she was sheltering in place within a lounge area at Campbell Hall – the campus’ student union – on the north side of campus.

“We’re not studying very a lot a lot,” Charles told CNN’s Erin Burnett, explaining that she’s sheltering with about 30 other people.

She said she did not hear any gunshots herself, but said some of her co-workers heard shots.

“Everyone is clearly form of burdened, however appears to be calm now,” Charles said.