EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Police say a man suspected of killing three people and wounding five more at Michigan State University on Monday night has died. Police say the 43-year-old man shot himself off campus.
The announcement came early Tuesday, four hours after shootings were reported in East Lansing. They occurred first at Berkey Hall and then nearby at the MSU Union, a popular hub to eat or study. Michigan State lifted a shelter-in-place order that had been in place for students since around 8:30 p.m. Monday.
MSU Police Interim Deputy Chief Chris Rozman said during an overnight press conference, “This truly has been a nightmare that we are living tonight.”
The suspect was not affiliated with MSU as a student or employee, Rozman said.
Hundreds of officers had been scouring the East Lansing campus for the suspect, who was not a student or employee. The shooting is the latest in what has become a deadly new year in the U.S. Dozens of people have died in mass shootings so far in 2023.
(Copyright 2023 WBAP/KLIF 24/7 News. This report contains material from The Associated Press.)
