Central Michigan University Gunman's Victims Were His Parents

James Eric Davis Jr., the Central Michigan University shooting suspect, is accused of killing his [...]

By John Connor Coulston

James Eric Davis Jr., the Central Michigan University shooting suspect, is accused of killing his parents at his dormitory on Friday.

The accused shooter, 19, is said to have killed his parents, Diva Davis and James Eric Davis Sr., while they were visiting his dorm, located on the fourth floor of the co-ed Campbell Hall, at 8:30 a.m. on Friday. The couple apparently arrived to take Davis. Jr home for spring break, Al Jazeera reports.

Diva, 47, was a real estate broker, and Davis Sr., 48, was a police officer in Bellwood, Illinois, which is west of Chicago.

A motive for the shooting is not yet clear. However, campus police had found Davis Jr. in a "drug-induced state," the night before the shooting. He was then hospitalized for a possible "overdose or bad reaction."

Officials have only stated the the shooting stemmed from a domestic dispute.

After shots were fired, Davis. Jr. left the dorm on foot. A manhunt ensued with more than 100 officers from local law enforcement, the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) collaborating to find him, according to the Daily Mail.

After the shooting, officers went building to building to search for Davis . Jr. Students were ordered to stay in their dorm halls or seek an escort from a uniformed officer. All campus activities for the day were cancelled.

The fourth floor of Campbell Hall was closed off to residents due to the police's investigation.

Davis was apprehended after a day-long manhunt, university officials say.

According to an update posted by Central Michigan University, he was seen on a train that was going through the north end of campus just after 12 a.m. Saturday morning. The sighting was reported and law enforcement, and they soon found Davis. He was arrested without incident before 12:50 a.m.

The Central Michigan University community breathed a sigh of relief after Davis. Jr's capture. Users responded to the university's notification the shooter was caught with relief while onlookers from around the country sent well wishes to those affected by the shooting.

"Thankful he is caught," Twitter user Melissa Ruiz wrote. "I was there in the area when it was going on , But left before they caught him as they shut the town down. I'm glad he was found. May his family and his parents find peace."

User Sarah Culbert added, "Heartbreaking that this continues to happen. Thoughts and prayers to the family, those that were on campus, first responders and victims of previous incidents that relive it every time these events happen. May the positive tides of change continue so this doesn't happen anymore."

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