BREAKING: Shooting In Michigan Courthouse Leaves 3 Dead, Including 2 Bailiffs

Around 2:30 p.m. shots were fired in the Berrien County Courthouse, in south-western Michigan. The news first broke when an employee tweeted a call for help.

There is an active shooting happening in the #BerrienCountyCourthouse please RT this is where I work.

— Zarya Stark (@IchBinErica) July 11, 2016

An anonymous employee has reported to the Detroit Free Press that three people are dead, purportedly two bailiffs and the shooter. One other individual is reported to be injured.

There has been an unconfirmed report that the shooter was being escorted from the courtroom when he grabbed a deputy’s gun and started shooting.

We mourn the lives that were taken by this act of violence, and our thoughts are with those affected and their loved ones.

Marisa Manfredo

Marisa completed her undergraduate degree in 2013 at the University of Wisconsin with a double major in creative writing and media studies. She is an advocate of progressive policies and focuses her interests on gender equality and preventing sexual and domestic violence.