East Lansing: Five Injured in Two Halloween Night Shootings
Police recovered multiple firearms at scenes near Michigan State University while investigating the violence.
By Anthony Lawson ·
East Lansing Fire Department crews responded to 91 separate calls over a 24-hour period leading up to Sunday morning, with 75 of those incidents occurring on Halloween night alone. The volume of emergency calls accompanied two distinct shooting events near the Michigan State University campus that left five people hospitalized.
The first incident occurred near the intersection of M.A.C. Avenue and Linden Street. East Lansing Police Chief Jennifer Brown stated that officers found three victims with gunshot wounds at that location. Two of those individuals were listed in stable condition, while the status of the third was not immediately determined by officials.
A second shooting took place later that evening in the area of Stoddard and Frye Avenues. Two additional people were shot in that incident. Both victims are currently listed in stable condition. Police recovered multiple guns from the second scene, though Brown noted officials had not yet confirmed whether those specific firearms were used in the shooting.
Brown indicated that several individuals were taken into custody in connection with the violence. Police have not determined if the two shootings are linked. It remains unclear if any of the five injured victims are students at Michigan State University.
A spokesperson for MSU stated that the university's police and public safety department assisted East Lansing authorities during the response. The university clarified that the criminal activity did not place a threat on campus and did not occur on MSU property.
