Michigan Shooting Leaves Three Dead

Nick Kangadis | July 11, 2016
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Update (7/11 5:09 p.m.) - Detroit Free Press:

Retired Benton Township Police officer Kim Fowler knew both of the slain bailiffs well. He said he worked with one of the men for a quarter of a century at Benton Township and the other, a retired state trooper, was his neighbor.

He said he was stunned by the news. He called both men "100 percent police officers carrying on in their retirement by being in the courtroom."

Update (7/11 5:03 p.m.) - Detroit Free Press:

Bailey said the sheriff's deputy is in stable condition at Lakeland Regional Hospital. Bailey said "several civilians" were also taken to the hospital and are in stable condition as well at the same hospital.

"They went for shelter once the shooting occurred and other brave officers were able to come to their rescue and take the shooter down," Bailey said.

Update (7/11 4:49 p.m.) - Berrien County Sheriff Paul Bailey, "The person had shot two bailiffs, they're both deceased, and shot a deputy sheriff who is at the hospital right now being treated in an emergency room."

Update (7/11 4:24 p.m.) - Detroit Free Press:

Berrien County Sheriff Paul Bailey in a news conference said those injured were taken to Lakeland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph for treatment. "Brave officers" took down the shooter, adding the suspect was an in-custody inmate.

Update (7/11 4:01 p.m.) - Detroit Free Press:

A Berrien County Commissioner told WZZM's ABC affiliate WBND reporter Vahid Sadrzadeh on scene that a man who was on his way to jail took a gun off a deputy and started opening fire.

Update (7/11 3:48 p.m.) - Detroit Free Press: The employee at the prosector's office said the courthouse is under lockdown, and employees are being kept in their offices.

Original Story: The Detroit Free Press is reporting three people have been killed inside the Berrien Couty Courthouse  in St. Joseph, Mich. around 2:30 p.m.

According to the Detroit Free Press, two of the people killed were court baillifs. An employee said the shooter has allegedly been killed. One person is also reportedly injured.

The incident has also been mentioned on Twitter:

 

MRCTV will stay up to date on this situation.

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