Students who do not want to return to the university should contact the Office of Student Support and Accountability, Jeitschko said.
Many students went home after the shooting unfolded Monday night, leaving the campus quiet. Others who remained on campus took comfort in each other and mourned the victims: Alexandria Verner of Clawson, a junior; Brian Fraser of Grosse Pointe, a sophomore; and Arielle Anderson, also of Grosse Pointe.
MSU paying for victims’ funerals, hospital bills
MSU paid for the victims’ funerals, and hospital bills for the injured students, through its Spartan Strong Fund, which has raised more than $250,000 in the wake of the shooting, according to Interim President Teresa K. Woodruff.
Funerals for Fraser and Verner were held Saturday, and Anderson’s funeral is slated for later this week.
Four of the injured students are in critical condition and one is in stable condition, Woodruff said Sunday. The wounded students have not been publicly identified.
The Chinese consulate in Chicago has said two Chinese students were among the injured.
Funds raised following the shooting have also been used to pay for counseling and campus safety enhancements, Woodruff added.
For now, that will include more police officers on campus, Chris Rozman, interim deputy chief of the MSU Police, said Sunday. Additional measures to be determined in the future could include updates to doors, access control on campus, and other physical security changes, Rozman added.
“We want to make sure anything we consider is appropriately vetted and considered and focuses on long-term comprehensive solutions and not just short-term solutions,” Rozman said.
The buildings the shooter entered had been unlocked and “open to the public” when the shooter entered, Rozman previously said.
Counselors and therapy dogs from across the state and country have also been available to facilitate students’ and faculty members’ long-term healing, according to Assistant Provost and Executive…
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