Breaking News: 2 killed at Central Michigan University, gunman ‘armed and dangerous’ still at large

A manhunt is underway for a gunman who fatally shot two people inside a Michigan university dorm building early Friday morning.

Mount Pleasant officials are searching for James Eric Davis, Jr., a 19-year-old black man who opened fire inside Campbell Hall at Central Michigan University around 8:30 a.m. Police described the shooting as a “family-type domestic issue.”

Police said James Eric Davis, Jr. is accused of killing two people at Central Michigan University.  (City of Mount Pleasant)

Davis is considered “armed and dangerous.”

Lt. Larry Klaus said surveillance video suggests that Davis fled on foot after the shooting.

The two people killed were not students at the university. It was not immediately clear the relationship between Davis and the two victims.

Police said Davis was taken to a local hospital Thursday night with a drug related injury, but would not elaborate more.  (Twitter screenshot)

According to Davis’ Twitter page, he was a sophomore at Central Michigan University slated to graduate in 2010.

Officials said described Davis as being approximately 5 foot 9 inches tall. He is wearing yellow-colored jeans, a blue hoodie with a weapon tucked in his belt. Officials said he may have shed certain clothes while on the run.

Klaus said Davis was taken to a local hospital Thursday night with a drug related injury, possibly an overdose, but would not elaborate more.

Central Michigan University went on lockdown after students and faculty were sent emergency alerts around 9 a.m. on Friday.