At least 2 dead in shooting at Berrien County courthouse

Detroit Free Press-

ST. JOSEPH, Mich. — At least three people are dead at the Berrien County Courthouse following a shooting, an employee at the county prosecutor’s office said.

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.

Two of the people dead are court bailiffs. The other person dead is the shooter, the employee said.

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.

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Here are some tweets:

MSP has secured the scene at the Berrien County courthouse and started its investigation into the shooting that occurred this afternoon.

Please join me in praying for those affected. We will share more information here from MSP as it becomes available.

Thoughts and prayers with the victims, and their families- along with everyone at the Berrien County Courthouse in St. Joseph, Michigan.

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