International Desk: At least 3 people have been killed and five others wounded when a gunman shot at Michigan State University in the United States, reports Al Jazeera.

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According to Chris Rozman of interim deputy chief of the campus police department, the attacker opened fire on Monday night at an academic building at Berkey Hall and a nearby student union at the East Lansing campus,

Two of the victims were killed in Berkey Hall and a third was killed in the student union, Rozman said.

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Police said that the gunman fatally shot himself off-campus later. The wounded were all listed in critical condition early on Tuesday.

His motive behind the attack was not immediately clear, although Rozman said the 43-year-old man had no known affiliation with the university. His identity was not immediately released.

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Students were ordered to shelter in place for hours at the campus, which serves about 50,000 students. It was not clear what kind of firearm the gunman used in the attack.

Mass shootings have become alarmingly common in the US, with 648 reported in 2022, slightly less than the 690 reported in 2021, according to the Gun Violence Archive tracker.

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There have been at least 67 mass shootings in 2023, according to the tracker, which classifies mass shootings as those with four or more victims.

The recent high-profile attack saw a gunman fatally shoot 11 people during a Lunar New Year party in Monterey Park, California.

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