MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Two people who are not students were fatally shot Friday morning at a dorm on Central Michigan University's campus in Mount Pleasant.
The shooting was reported about 9:15 a.m. at the Campbell Hall dorms on the west side of the campus. University officials said the shooting happened about 8:40 a.m. Friday at Campbell Hall. The victims have not been identified.
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Police stressed during a news conference about noon Friday that the campus was safe while it remained under a lockdown.
The suspected shooter was hospitalized Thursday night after what may have been a bad reaction to drugs, police said.
Students told ClickOnDetroit and Local 4 that they received a robo call from the university alerting them about the shooting and that the campus was on lockdown with classes canceled.
Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives assisted in the investigation, according to an ATF tweet.
The Central Michigan University Student Government Association advised students to stay inside and lock their doors -- "Do not leave the building you are in or walk around campus," reads a tweet from the association.
Schools in the area were under a lockdown, according to state police, including Vowles Elementary School and Mount Pleasant High School.
Listen to the robo call to students here:
Here is a statement from the university released about 9:30 a.m. Friday:
"There has been a report of shots fired at Campbell Hall on campus. Suspect is still at large, police advise all to take shelter. If you see something suspicious, call 911."
The university said those planning to go to campus Friday to pick up students for spring break should stay off campus until further notice.
"Please go to the Comfort Inn, 2424 S. Mission St. University staff will be on site to support the families," a statement from the university reads.
Campbell Hall is part of what is known as the "Towers Complex" on campus.
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Central Michigan University's main campus is located on the south side of Mount Peasant, which is about an hour's drive north of Lansing.
Campbell Hall is on the far west side of campus near West Campus Drive and West Broomfield Street.
Central Michigan student describes tension on campus
Ross Bailey is a freshman at Central Michigan who was sleeping when he was awoken by the robo call.
"I had a class at 10 o'clock and I got a call at 9:30 that woke me up saying there was a report of shots being fired, then I got called later at like 10 saying that there was confirmed shots, that the school was going into lockdown," he said.
Bailey lives at Calkins Hall. He said he saw police vehicles, SWAT teams and helicopters above his dorm.
"They've been walking down the train tracks. A couple times we've seen people walking by our dorm just like by the road and stuff still looking out for people," he said.
Bailey said he started calling and texting everyone he knows living by Campbell Hall to make sure they were OK.
"I was just kind of scared for all the people I know that live over where it happened, I wanted to make sure they were safe," he said.
Bailey said the university did have him go through fire drills during the first couple of weeks of class.
"They went through everything we need to be prepared for like fire drills, what not, but this (a shooting) was definitely one of the biggest things -- just make sure you stay safe if you're not in a remote area of it and make sure everyone else around you is safe. Keep a low profile and don't be walking around outside and causing scenes," he said.
Teacher says she heard gunshots
A university teacher said she was in a parking lot on campus when she heard what sounded like gunshots.
"It was like this far away thing. I remember hearing it and I was like, 'Hmm ... what was that?' And then a call from CMU police came in a few minutes later," she said.
Tiffani said the university has been placing lock mechanisms on all the lecture hall doors over the past year or two.
"Once the doors close and something happens and there’s an active shooter like today, you can lock them from inside the classroom and you can’t lock them without a key. They’re like the automatic close," she said.
Here is a video of police searching the railroad tracks on CMU's campus:
Here is a video of officers canvassing a CMU parking lot: