Police looking for former students involved in Wayne State dorm shooting

Wayne State University police are looking for a group of former students believed to be involved in an altercation that led to a shooting at Chatsworth Suites dorms on Tuesday night.

The incident led to a shelter-in-place order that lasted for about two hours, from about 10 p.m. until midnight.

The university said that everyone involved left the building soon after the altercation.

"All individuals involved in the earlier dispute have left the building, a firearm has been recovered, and police do not believe there is an ongoing threat to the campus community. Normal operations may resume. WSUPD continues to investigate the situation, and more information will be shared with the campus and community as it becomes available," the university said in a follow-up notice overnight.

On Wednesday morning, Wayne State police provided further details, saying they are looking for a group of former students who were at the dorm. A former student was visiting a current student in a room on the eighth floor, police said, when four other former students managed to get into the building, possibly when a current student was entering.

The four former students then assaulted the former student who was in the room on the eighth floor. During the fight, police said, one shot was fired, but no one was struck. In the aftermath, all of the former students ran off.

There are video images that show some of the former students who were at the building, police said.