Gunfire near the Notre Dame campus during the Michigan State game

Gunfire was reported in the Eddy Street Commons area near the University of Notre Dame at about 7.37pm on Saturday 19 September 2026, while the university's football team was playing Michigan State. St Joseph County dispatch took the initial call. One person was taken to hospital; officials did not immediately give their condition or say what had led to the shooting.

The university's emergency alert system said the suspect was last seen along the southern edge of campus. People inside Notre Dame Stadium were told to remain there and others on campus to shelter in place, while the public was advised to avoid the area as the search went on. The alert described the suspect as a heavy-set Black man wearing blue shorts, a black shirt and one white shoe.