3 students and a suspect are dead after Michigan State University shooting

A gunman shot and killed three students and injured five others on the campus of Michigan State University Monday night before fatally shooting himself, police said.

Local authorities said the suspect, a 43-year-old man named Anthony Dwayne McRae, was found dead off the campus in East Lansing, Mich., from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Police said the suspect initially fled the scene on foot. Law enforcement located him roughly three hours later, using a tip from a local resident. He appeared to shoot himself after police confronted him.

Police said the suspect was believed to be acting alone and is not affiliated with the university.

Investigations are ongoing, and police currently have "absolutely no idea about a motive," said Chris Rozman, the interim deputy chief of the MSU police. He added that police executed a search warrant on the suspect's residence but have yet to release a motive.