Update February 14, 2023 4:05 p.m.
Classes at Michigan State University are cancelled until Monday as the East Lansing campus grieves. That’s after three students were murdered and five were seriously wounded in a mass shooting.
Authorities say the suspected gunman took his own life after fleeing the campus. There’s no known connection between the school and the 43-year-old man. MSU interim President Teresa Woodruff says the school is ready with counseling and other services.
“We struggle to comprehend. We lost families, friends, classmates, and our hearts go out to the victims and families of this senseless the tragedy.”
Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Democrats in the Legislature have promised action on long-stalled gun control measures including universal background checks, safe storage laws and red flag laws.
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Authorities say they are still pulling together details on the shootings Monday night on the Michigan State University campus that left three people dead and five critically injured.
The shooter has been identified as 43-year-old Anthony McRae. He was found dead several hours after the shooting of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Authorities say he had no known connection to MSU.
The latest updates can be found here.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer at press briefing Tuesday morning said
“We mourn the loss of beautiful souls today and pray for those that continue to fight for those lives. Every Spartan student, parent and staff member should know that Michiganders and Americans everywhere are thinking of you today.”
Whitmer called the shootings “a uniquely American problem” and noted the Parkland school shootings occurred five years ago today.
Western Michigan University President Edward Montgomery sent an email to students, faculty and staff Tuesday morning that started "My fellow Broncos, today we are in mourning with the Michigan State University community." Montgomery urged people on campus to lean on each other and to seek support services at the university, if necessary.