MSP: Multiple People Shot At Michigan Courthouse

[Webster]

WDIV Detroit: State police - Multiple people shot at Berrien County Courthouse in southwestern Michigan

ST. JOSEPH, Mich. - Multiple people have been shot at the Berrien County Courthouse in southwestern Michigan, according to Michigan State Police.

The courthouse is in downtown St. Joseph, which is about 25 miles south of South Haven, Mich.

An apparent witness posted this following video to Facebook: (Video Link)

 

[Webster]

ITV News: "Several Shot" Outside US Courthouse

Multiple people, including a police officer, were injured after a gunman opened fire outside a courthouse.

Emergency services were called to Berrien County Courthouse in Michigan following the shooting on Monday afternoon, according to NBC.

Michigan State Police and the Berrien County Sheriff's Department confirmed there had been a shooting.

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder said police had secured the scene and begun an investigation into the shooting.

The shooting comes just days after a gunman shot dead five police officers in Dallas - itself in the wake of two unarmed black men being fatally shot by law enforcement.

 

[Webster]

Fox News: At Least Three People Reportedly Killed In Courthouse Building

DEVELOPING: At least three people were killed in a shooting at a courthouse Monday in southwestern Michigan, an employee at the county prosecutor's office told the Detroit Free Press.

The employee, who wished not to be named, told the newspaper that three people are dead and one person is injured.

Two of the people dead are court bailiffs. The other person dead is the shooter, the employee told the Detroit Free Press.

The shooting took place at the Berrien County Courthouse in St. Joseph, Mich. around 2:30 p.m., Fox 17 reported.

The courthouse has been evacuated, officials told Fox 17.

Michigan State Police in Niles, Michigan told Fox 17 that multiple people have been shot, but would not detail any possible fatalities or conditions.

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder announced on Twitter that Michigan State Police has secured the scene, and is beginning its investigation into the shooting.

 

[Shortie861]

How awful that this seems to be becoming a regular occurrence they really do need to do something about it if I am honest as it really is getting out of hand now as the gun laws seem to not be working as well as they should.

 

[Justbec]

It is getting out of control.. It's open season on the Police.

 

[Webster]

NBC News: Two Baliffs, Gunman Killed In Michigan Courthouse

Two court bailiffs were killed Monday afternoon when gunfire rang out at a southwestern Michigan courthouse, authorities said. The gunman was later killed, as well.

Berrien County Sheriff Paul Bailey said the confrontation took place about 2:25 p.m. ET at at the county courthouse in St. Joseph. Several other people, including a sheriff's deputy, were injured.

All were stable at a hospital, said Bailey, who said the scene was secure. The courthouse was evacuated, and people were directed to an emergency shelter that had been set up.

"I stand here with a heavy heart today with what occurred at the courthouse," he said.

Few details were immediately available, but Bailey indicated that the gunman was in court while already in custody. "I won't say what the suspect was in for," he said.