WMU men's basketball team safe and accounted for in Mt. Pleasant
KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Members of Western ¾ÅÒ»Â鶹ÖÆƬ³§ University's men's basketball team are all safe and accounted for in Mt. Pleasant, ¾ÅÒ»Â鶹ÖÆƬ³§, as the Central ¾ÅÒ»Â鶹ÖÆƬ³§ University campus is on high alert following a shooting this morning.
News stories from the CMU campus report two people shot and police in search of a gunman who has fled on foot.
Athletic Director Kathy Beauregard has confirmed contact with the WMU team that is in Mt. Pleasant in anticipation of a game that had been scheduled for 7 p.m. this evening. She says team members and coaching staff are together in their hotel and will stay there until the situation is resolved.
Beauregard says WMU will wait to hear a final decision from CMU about this evening's game and communicate that information later in the day. She emphasized that right now, however, the thoughts of the entire WMU community are with their colleagues at CMU.
Update Friday, March 2, 12:45 p.m.
Tonight's men's basketball game at CMU has been postponed.
Update Saturday, March 3, 7:25 a.m.
The WMU and CMU men's basketball teams will face off at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 3, at Riepma Arena on the campus of Northwood University in Midland. The game will be closed to the public and will not be streamed on ESPN3. Radio coverage on the will begin at 10:30 a.m.