STARKVILLE, Miss. - Mississippi State University says someone was shot and killed at a residence hall late Saturday, prompting an alert to the campus.
The university sent out the campus-wide Maroon Alert Saturday evening after the death at Evans Hall.
The alert said three male suspects had fled the building in a late-model blue Crown Victoria.
The four-story Evans Hall holds about 300 students and is located on the north side of campus.
Authorities reached by phone declined to give further details.