UPDATE:

3 dead, 2 injured in shooting at Berrien County courthouse

ST. JOSEPH, MI - Police were rushing to investigate a report of multiple shootings early Monday afternoon at the Berrien County Courthouse in downtown St. Joseph.

A law enforcement official said he did not know who or how many people were injured but it was feared that some employees of the Berrien County Sheriff's Office may have been injured.

The incident occurred at shortly after 2 p.m. Monday at the Courthouse at 811 Port St.

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