At least three people are dead at the Berrien County Courthouse following a shooting, an employee at the county prosecutor’s office said. Local news add that a police officer was also shot in the left arm and finger after shots were fired. According to media reports, at least 4 people have been shot.
Three people are dead and one person is injured, said the employee, who wished not to be named. Michigan State Police confirmed the shooting around 2:30 p.m. Monday, July 11.
WXYZ adds that the shooter is also dead.
We have confirmation on the number of people dead at the Berrien County Courthouse: https://t.co/ffHJ1Eopya
— ABC57News (@ABC57News) July 11, 2016
Two of the people dead are court bailiffs. The other person dead is the shooter, the employee told the Detroit Free Press.
State police have not confirmed those numbers nor the status of the shooter. The employee at the prosector’s office said the courthouse is under lockdown, and employees are being kept in their offices.
According to David Bailey from WZZM, three people were killed in the shooting. He reported that two court employees were shot.
A berrien county commissioner confirmed to me 3 dead in #BerrienCountyCourthouse shooting. @ABC57News pic.twitter.com/UE98inJiQk
— Taurean Small (@taureansmall) July 11, 2016
3 people dead in Berrien County Shooting at Courthouse… we are hearing 2 court employees were shot @wzzm13
— David Bailey (@DavidBaileyWZZM) July 11, 2016
There is heavy police presence at the courthouse, according to Berrien County police dispatch. The courthouse has been evacuated, WSJM reported.
The incident took place outside the courtroom of Judge Charles LaSata, a witness told WSJM.
“They had a gentleman in there, in his jail greens and handcuffs,” witness Mark Laukus said. “One of the sheriff’s bailiffs took him into another hallway, and you heard a scuffle, you heard someone hit the floor. Then the courtroom bailiff went into that room, and you heard a gunshot.”
There’s someone shooting at the third floor of the Berrien County Courthouse in St. Joseph, where I courier. I am safe and unharmed.
— Zarya Stark (@IchBinErica) July 11, 2016
BREAKING: Police officer one of four people shot outside the Berrien County Courthouse in St. Joseph. pic.twitter.com/XeIwSONN12
— Kate Tillotson (@KateWWMT) July 11, 2016
#BREAKING: Officer injured after shots fired at Berrien County Courthouse – @DaveBondyTV –https://t.co/WVihA0tPUl pic.twitter.com/UV8gk0dNaO
— URGENT NEWS (@UrgentNews911) July 11, 2016
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