According to new reports, on the night of 13 February, a gunman opened fire on the main campus of Michigan State University (MSU), killing three people and injuring five more.
As outlined in Reuters, the suspect was found dead hours after the incident from a self-inflicted gunshot, police said.
The news outlet says that the 43-year-old gunman had no known connection to the Michigan university and his motive remains a mystery.
Chris Rozman, Interim Deputy Chief of the university police, said shots were fired in two locations – an academic building called Berkey Hall and the MSU Union building – with victims found at both locations.
Rozman said the suspect “was contacted by law enforcement off campus”. Reports highlight that it is unclear whether the gunman was found dead after he was confronted by police, or whether he took his own life during the encounter.
About an hour prior, MSU police released two still images of the suspect from surveillance video that showed him walking into a building, then climbing a short flight of stairs, wearing a jacket, a baseball cap and a black mask over his lower face. He was holding what appears to be a pistol.
Students and faculty at Michigan State as well as residents in surrounding off-campus neighborhoods had been told by authorities to “shelter in place” during the manhunt.
