Two bailiffs were killed and the suspected gunman is dead after a courthouse shooting in southwest Michigan.
The shooting occurred mid-afternoon Monday in St. Joseph, in Berrien County.
A deputy sheriff and several others were hospitalized after the incident in stable condition, Sheriff Paul Bailey told reporters.
“At about 2:25 we had a disturbance on the third floor of the courthouse. A person has shot two bailiffs, they are both deceased, and a deputy sheriff who is at the hospital right now being treated in the emergency room,” Bailey said in a brief news conference.
“The suspect has been shot and killed,” he added. He said the death of his friends was “terrible.”
Chris Gautz, public information officer for the Michigan Department of Corrections, tweeted that all Department of Corrections staff are safe and accounted for.
Authorities are expected to brief the press again at 6 p.m. ET.
MSP has secured the scene at the Berrien County courthouse and started its investigation into the shooting that occurred this afternoon.