A day after the Super Bowl brought joy to so many Americans, the U.S. reeled from another mass shooting.
Michigan State University campus shooting left three students dead and five students wounded after a 43-year-old man with no known connection to the university opened fire on the campus shortly after 8 p.m. on Monday night, according to reports.
The police have released the names of two of the deceased victims, sophomore Brian Fraser and junior Alexandria Verner. The five victims that were wounded are currently in critical condition.
Anthony Dwayne McRae was identified as the shooter. According to Detroit Local 4 News, he entered the Berkey Hall building and fired off the first shots. Then he proceeded to MSU Union, a popular place for students to eat and study, and let off the second round of shots.
Dispatchers received the first calls at 8:18 p.m. local time about the shots fired in Berkey Hall. Police officers arrived on the scene within minutes and encountered two students killed from gunshot wounds and several injured. Officials from the university sent out an alert at 8:31 p.m. to let students know there was an active shooter on campus.
The timeline of events spread out over a four-hour window and the university sent out several alerts during that time frame.
McRae was spotted at 11:35 p.m. when a 911 caller spotted someone matching the description after the photos were released of him from the video surveillance. The police confirmed the shooter dead at 12:20 p.m. after a confrontation with authorities that ended with him taking his own life in a city adjacent to Lansing, miles from campus.
Michael McRae, father of the shooter, told NBC News that his son became evil and mean after his mother’s death in 2020.
“He was a mama’s boy. He loved his mom. They were tight. His mom was like his sister,” Michael McRae said.“He was grieving his mom. He…
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