“I think it’s a reminder that none of us are immune to violence,” Simon said. “It does say that some of the things that we’ve been saying here, that you need to see yourself as looking after one another. If you are spotting something that doesn’t feel right, to say something early.”

A press conference regarding the shooting was held by Purdue’s Provost Tim Sands after the incident, where he confirmed the death of one male student and the detainment of a suspect by the Purdue University Police Department.

Police believe the deceased student was the shooter’s only target, according to the Associated Press report.

Sands also said in the conference that Purdue’s campus was safe and classes were back in session.

Although the exact identity of the victim has yet to be released, it has been reported that he is a graduate student as well as a teaching assistant.

Stefan Fletcher, president of the Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, said upon hearing the news he was immediately saddened. Fletcher said that in the past he had worked with graduate students at Purdue.

“COGS needs to help support our peers down at Purdue during this difficult time,” Fletcher said.

In addition to expressing their sympathy and condolences for Purdue and the families affected by the shooting, MSU officials have been keeping an eye on the news surrounding the shooting.

“We’ve been monitoring the situation … to see if there is any pattern that may be emerging to cause immediate threat here,” Simon said during the Tuesday University Council meeting. “Because sometimes, things are connected.”

Simon also said MSU police will be carefully looking at the situation to see what implications, if any, the shooting has for MSU.

MSU police took to Twitter to share MSU’s safety guidelines for an “active shooter situation.”

Safety options are dependent on circumstances, but encourage faculty and staff to leave quickly, call 911 when in a safe area or to hide if the shooter is in a position to block exit.

Simon also emphasized the importance of students giving MSU their personal phone numbers so that in the event of an emergency situation on campus, students will receive alerts and updates in the form of text messages from the university.

“We are occasionally doing things that are drills and don’t seem to be very important, but they are important to pay attention to,” Simon said. “Every time we have an incident, it becomes a reminder that all these things are important to think about. … Ultimately it comes down to making sure that we are paying attention around us.”

Celeste Bott contributed to this report.