- James Eric Davis Sr. and Diva Jeneen Davis were fatally shot Friday morning at Central Michigan University, allegedly by their son. (Photo Credit: WCMU)
- James Eric Davis Jr. (Photo Credit: Photo via Twitter @MtPleasantMI)
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- Two people were fatally shot in a dormitory on the campus of Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant on Friday morning. They were the parents of a student who was apprehended by police. (Photo Credit: Rebecca Steward/Flickr)
- The school says police believe the Friday morning shooting "started from a domestic situation." (Photo Credit: Photo via Twitter @ToniEmbry)
- Central Michigan University reported on Friday morning through its Twitter feed that there has been a report of shots fired on campus (Photo Credit: Photo: Commons Wikimedia)
The suspect in the fatal shooting of two people at Central Michigan University is now in custody, the school said early Saturday.
Nineteen-year-old James Eric Davis Jr. was “seen and reported by an individual on a train passing through the north end of campus shortly after midnight. Law enforcement personnel responded and arrested the suspect without incident,” the university said.
The suspect in the shooting incident that happened on CMU's campus is now in custody. Get more details at https://t.co/9LfrVQwM0i.
— Central Michigan U. (@CMUniversity) March 3, 2018
Two victims who were shot and killed Friday morning at Central Michigan University were identified by the university’s police department as James Eric Davis Sr. and Diva Jeneen Davis, the suspect’s parents.
Police spent much of the day Friday in search of Davis. Authorities released a photo of the 19-year-old, who had been considered armed and dangerous.
…The Mt. Pleasant community is safe and no threat from this incident remains. We encourage all of our residents to resume their normal activities. @mtppublicsafety will continue to assist @cmupd with the ongoing investigation. Thank you for your cooperation & support!
— City of Mt. Pleasant (@MtPleasantMI) March 3, 2018
University officials revealed that Davis had been taken to a local hospital the previous night for a “drug-related incident” and was released about an hour before Friday morning’s shooting.
Davis’ father was a police officer in Bellwood, Ill. His mother, according to her Facebook page, began working as a real estate broker in December 2017. They lived in Plainfield, a suburb of Chicago, according to The Associated Press, and arrived on campus Friday to pick up their son for the beginning of the school’s spring break. University police said the couple were shot at Campbell Hall, a dormitory. The university tweeted that there were no additional injuries.
The campus went on lockdown as local and state officials began the search for the alleged gunman. All planned campus events and Saturday classes were canceled.
Parents arriving to pick up students before spring break were redirected to a hotel near campus while police continued the search for Davis.
The university is located in Mount Pleasant, a town of about 26,000 people about an hour north of Lansing.
All of Isabella County’s schools were on lockdown, according to the Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, which reports that state police had sent a tactical team and a helicopter to look for the suspect.
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