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Michigan State’s home men’s basketball game against Minnesota, scheduled for Wednesday, has been postponed following an on-campus shooting that left three people dead and at least five more injured Monday evening. A campus-wide shelter-in-place order was issued but lifted hours later after interim deputy chief Chris Rozman, who oversees MSU’s Department of Police and Public Safety, confirmed that the shooter died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at an off-campus location.
“All campus activities are canceled for 48 hours, including athletics, classes and all campus-related activities,” Rozman said at a late-night emergency press conference. “Please know that the safety and security of this campus and our students is our absolute priority at this point.”
The incident began “around 8:18 p.m.,” according to Rozman, when multiple 911 calls were made after shots were fired at MSU’s Berkey Hall.
“The incident did move to a building in close proximity, the Michigan State Union Building,” Rozman said, adding that five victims were transferred to the hospital — some with “life-threatening injuries.”
Michigan State University and the Big Ten have yet to issue a statement on law enforcement’s decision to halt all activities on campus grounds for the next two days.
This story will be updated.
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