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| 2 bailiffs, shooter dead after shots fired at Michigan courthouse | |
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| Two court bailiffs and the shooter are reported dead after shots were fired at the Berrien County Courthouse in St. Joseph, Michigan, according to local news outlets. A police officer was also shot in the left arm and finger. | |
| A county commissioner told WBND that a man on his way to jail took a gun off a deputy and opened fire. Three people are dead, the commissioner added. | |
| There is heavy police presence at the courthouse, according to Berrien County police dispatch. | There is heavy police presence at the courthouse, according to Berrien County police dispatch. |
| The courthouse has been evacuated, WSJM reported. | The courthouse has been evacuated, WSJM reported. |
| The gunshots were first heard around 2:20 p.m. local time. By 3 p.m., the situation was under control, Berrien County Sheriff Paul Bailey told WSBT. | The gunshots were first heard around 2:20 p.m. local time. By 3 p.m., the situation was under control, Berrien County Sheriff Paul Bailey told WSBT. |
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| The incident took place outside the courtroom of Judge Charles LaSata, a witness told WSJM. | 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.” | “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.” |
| Michigan State Police told RT their officers are on the way to the scene. | |
| Victims were taken to Lakeland Hospital, and a chaplain has been called to the scene, WSBT reported. | |
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