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- ABC News
- March 3, 2018
Student accused of shooting parents in custody
The school said the shooting was at Campbell Hall, a dorm building.
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No students, faculty or staff were injured in the incident at Campbell Hall, a dorm building, according to the school.
Police: two dead after Campbell Hall shooting. pic.twitter.com/EMcbfH0l7v
— CM Life (@CMLIFE) March 2, 2018
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University police said the suspect was caught on camera fleeing the area.
A police department had contact with the suspect Thursday night, and at some point in the night, he was taken to a hospital, university police said.
Debra Williams, the mother of James Eric Davis' roommate, told ABC affiliate Toledo, Ohio, station WTVG that she was overcome with panic after her son texted her Friday morning, saying that he thought his \"roommate just shot his mom.\"
The campus was on lockdown Friday morning and students posted on social media images of their barricaded dorm room doors and video of the school's alert message. All planned campus events have been canceled until further notice, as well as scheduled Saturday classes.
My door should NOT look like this right now. pic.twitter.com/4NG9aMqjNy
— Sydney (@MooSquidSyd) March 2, 2018
If you’re on the CMU campus please stay inside! Stay safe everyone. This is terrifying to wake up to. pic.twitter.com/xImaUfDdIA
— Liv (@Oliviaps17) March 2, 2018
Bellwood Mayor Andre Harvey told reporters Friday evening that he grew up with James Davis Sr., who had been a family friend and a part-time police officer with the department for more than 20 years.
While offering his condolences to the couple's loved ones, Harvey described James Davis Sr. as an \"outstanding officer\" who was \"loved by all here at the Village of Bellwood\" and his wife, Diva Jennen Davis, as a \"wonderful woman.\"
\"James Davis touched everybody's lives in the Village of Bellwood in a positive manner,\" Harvey said.
The parents have at least two other children, an older son and a younger daughter, Harvey said.
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said, \"The priority right now is the safety of those still on campus.\"
I am in constant contact with @MichStatePolice as they work w/local law enforcement to determine what has occurred at Central Michigan University. The priority right now is the safety of those still on campus and I thank all first responders involved for their swift action.
— Governor Rick Snyder (@onetoughnerd) March 2, 2018
The Bellwood Police Department is in \"close communication\" with authorities in Michigan to aid in the investigation and search for the couple's son, a police spokesman said.
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