Michigan State students lock themselves in buildings and run for their lives – as fatal shots were fired at ‘multiple locations’ on college campus
- Campus staff and students barricaded themselves in their dorms and university buildings with a shooter on the loose, causing fear and panic
- Some of those on campus called into CNN while they were in lockdown
- Those who left campus turned on police scanners to find out what was happening, but it quickly became apparent that this was not a false alarm
Frightened staff and students have been taking to the airwaves on Monday night as they barricaded themselves in their campus dorm rooms and other university buildings as a shooter terrorized campus.
Student Gabe Turner was taking a chemistry quiz when he got news of a shooting on his cellphone.
‘Shortly after I got the alert, I turned on the police radar in our area. About ten minutes after I did, that we got a report that the shooter migrated over to an area block just once away from where I’m standing. That really scared us,’ Turner explained.
‘We got the door barricaded. We were appearing through the windows trying to make sure that he wasn’t going to come over toward us. It isn’t the best in our situation but then five minutes after that they evacuated the entire building. The dining hall area. The police came to make sure that everybody was okay.’
Michigan State University students react during an active shooter situation on campus on February 13, 2023 in Lansing, Michigan
Michigan State University students hug during an active shooter situation on campus
Gabe Treutle was on campus taking a chemistry test and barricaded himself in a building
Another student was at a basketball game when the lights went off and doors were locked as the place went into lockdown
Sean Turner a Professor of National Security Communication at Michigan State University was on campus when the shooting broke out
Elsewhere, Sean Turner a Professor of National Security Communication at Michigan State University was on campus when the shooting broke out just after 8pm.
‘Everyone on campus got an alert on our phone that really caught us off-guard. It indicated there was an active shooter on campus, shots were fired and notified us that the campus was going into a shelter in place status,’ Turner explained.
‘That alert came out and for those of us who was leaving the campus, they got off campus and turned on the police scanner to find out what was going on. To be really candid, I mean, we expect this might be as situation where someone may be heard something and thought there were shots fired but it very quickly became clear that this was a real tragedy unfolding on campus,’ Turner said.
‘I immediately got home, I had people in my building on campus that were working late. For most of us here on campus in a leadership position, we went to a motive trying to ensure that not only our students but our staff members, all of our employees were safe in the building they were in on campus.’
This is a developing news story – more follows…
Three people have died with reports saying some of the victims have life-threatening injuries
Michigan State University students evacuate to a safe area during an active shooter situation
Students are seen hugging one another during what was a traumatic experience on Monday night
Students could be seen being walked to safety under police guard on Monday evening
Police investigate the scene of a shooting at Berkey Hall on the campus of Michigan State University, late Monday, in East Lansing, Michigan
