WASHINGTON

At least one person was killed and several others injured in an on-campus shooting at Michigan State University in the US on Monday night, according to a report. 

The campus police earlier said there had been shots fired near Berkey Hall on the East Lansing campus and asked residents to secure-in-place immediately.

The fatality was confirmed to Detroit News by the university's spokeswoman, Emily Guerrant.

Police described the suspect as a "short male with a mask, possibly Black" and said "we are still receiving multiple calls of an active shooter on campus."

Victims are currently being transported to Sparrow Hospital.

"Brody Hall, Snyder/Phillips Hall, Mason Hall, Abbot Hall, Landon Hall, the MSU Union, and Berkey Hall have all been cleared/secured," said the police.