Michigan State students hid in laundry and on campus: 'We've always been preparing for mass shooting'

Criminal defense attorney Vikas Bajaj reacts to the latest in the active shooter situation at Michigan State University on 'Fox News @ Night.'

Michigan State students hid anywhere they could as shots rang out late Monday night, and chaos overtook over the campus and surrounding area as police scoured the area for the shooter. 

At least three people died and at least five others were injured, according to police's most recent confirmed update around midnight. 

That doesn't include the shooter, who police said shot himself. "It was a senseless act of violence," police said. 

A senior on campus, whose name and location are being withheld for the student's protection, told Fox News Digital that the student was in a meeting with about 200 students when gunshots rang out. 

Another senior, Ben Finkelstein, hid under laundry and under his bed. Other students hid in their current locations on campus, others rang to another campus hiding spots. 

"I've never been more afraid than I am now. I'm shaking," Finkelstein told Fox News Digital. "I heard a helicopter, I think. But I heard two faint shots earlier when I had no headphones on."

Another student barricaded themselves in a hiding spot with classmates on campus while talking to Fox News Digital. 

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY SHOOTING LEAVES 3 DEAD, 5 OTHER WOUNDED

First responders stage outside Berkey Hall on the campus of Michigan State University, late Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)

"I am in constant communication with my family, relatives and other MSU students and periodically checking in to make sure they're safe," a student told Fox News Digital. "Physically, I'm okay, but mentally, I am so drained and absolutely terrified."

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