MSU shooting – live: Anthony McRae had note threatening more schools as Michigan State yet to identify victims

The 43-year-old man accused of killing three and wounding five in a shooting at Michigan State University before turning the gun on himself was found with a note detailing threats to two other schools, authorities say.

Police identified the gunman in Monday’s shooting as Anthony McRae. He is not believed to have any connection to MSU.

On Tuesday morning, reports claimed that a note was found with McRae’s body after he killed himself. The note allegedly indicated threats to two New Jersey schools.

Meanwhile, it emerged that McRae had been living with his father, had firearms convictions and was known for firing weapons on the property, according to neighbours.

The names of two of the three students who were killed have been released.

Brian Fraser was a sophomore at the school from Grosse Pointe, east of Detroit, and Alexandra Verner was a junior from Clawson, north of the city.

The name of the third victim will not be shared at the request of the family.

Key points

• Police identify gunman as 43-year-old Anthony Wayne McRae

• ‘Daughter escaped through a window’

• Gunman dead after shooting eight across two campus locations

• WATCH: Students flee as shooting erupts on MSU campus

• MSU students allowed to go home, as authorities lift campus lockdown

‘He looked like a wolf man’: Father of suspect says son became ‘evil angry’ after death of mother

21:35 , Gustaf Kilander

The Michigan State gunman, identified by police as Anthony McRae, grew angry and bitter following the 2020 death of his mother from a stroke, his father told CNN.

Michael McRae said his son became isolated after his mother’s passing.

“Ever since my wife died, my son began to change,” Mr McRae told CNN on Tuesday. “He was getting more and more bitter. Angry and bitter. So angry. Evil angry … He began to really let himself go. His teeth were falling out. He stopped cutting his hair. He looked like a wolf man.”

The suspect, 43, lived with his father in a small house in the Michigan state capital of Lansing. Mr McRae said his son had been struggling to keep a job and was unemployed, but added that he had been working at a warehouse for seven years putting refrigerators into trucks.

Sister speaks out: ‘I’m just so sorry’

21:15 , Gustaf Kilander

The sister of the 43-year-old suspect Anthony McRae has spoken out following the shooting, telling CNN that she’s “shocked” by what happened and that she has “no idea” about what a possible motive could have been.

Melinda McRae said she grew up in a loving home alongside her brother. But, like her father, she told the network that he had been isolated as he stayed in a room in his father’s home.

Ms McRae said he often fought with his parents, and often grew irate at their mother.

When she died in 2020 after a stroke, he was badly affected by the passing, sharing deep sorrow.

She told CNN that the last time she saw him was at their mother’s funeral. She added that he would sometimes leave town and be unable to keep a job. The suspect’s father expressed similar issues to the outlet.

She said he would go to various “cities and just [live] in a shelter”.

“I’m just so sorry about the innocent people that got killed,” she told the network.

‘We must do more’: Biden issues statement following MSU shooting

21:00 , Gustaf Kilander

Statement from President Joe Biden on the Shooting at Michigan State University

Biden won’t be addressing the nation

20:44 , Io Dodds

President Joe Biden has no plans to address the nation over last night's shooting, the White House says.

Asked about that possibility in today's press briefing, Karine Jean-Pierre said she had nothing to announce on that front and directed reporters to a prerecorded video tweeted by Mr Biden this morning marking the anniversary of the Parkland shooting.

The White House’s daily press briefing is now over.

VIDEO: Mental health history of Michigan State University shooter being reviewed

20:30 , Gustaf Kilander

White House insists assault weapons ban is possible

20:19 , Io Dodds

Questioned by journalists just now on whether Joe Biden actually had any power to push through a federal assault weapons ban, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre insisted that it could be done.

"As you know, there was a bipartisan community safety act that was passed – many people said that wouldn't happen. And thirty years later, after thirty years, we were able to get that done," she said.

"So he's gonna reach out, we're all we're going to reach out, to those very members in Congress and see what's the next step that we can take.

"But again, we have the votes on our side, the Democrats have the votes on our side, to get this done. So Republicans have to meet us at the table and get this done."

As a reminder, the Republicans currently control the House of Representatives by a very narrow margin, and giving the more fringe segments of their caucus substantial leverage over House speaker Kevin McCarthy.

It's true that the Safer Communities Act was introduced by a GOP senator (Marco Rubio) and passed with the help of 15 Republicans. But that was after the failure of a more radical gun safety bill, and it's harder to an assault weapons ban getting the same traction.

White House urges Congress to ban assault weapons

20:07 , Io Dodds

The White House has called on Congress to ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines, saying that "more work needs to be done".

In her daily press briefing just now, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre opened her speech by paying her respects to the MSU victims and urging further action. (You can watch the ongoing press conference here.)

"Today marks five years since a gunman took the lives of 14 students and three educators at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, Florida," she said. "And once again, our country is mourning three Michigan State University students who were killed in a shooting last night.

"The President and the First Lady are praying for these young victims and their families who border East Lansing and Lansing communities, and all Americans across the country grieving as the result of gun violence once again.

"We are especially thinking of all of the injured victims who are fighting for their lives today, as well as the survivors of the shooting. During a lengthy active shooting situation, they feared for their lives. They will carry that experience with them through the years ahead. And as the President has said today, [that is] enough – enough."

She then touted the recently passed Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which was the first federal gun safety law enacted in three decades, and the Justice Department's announcement today of an extra $231 million in funding to help states implement anti-violence programmes such as red flag systems and special mental health and substance abuse courts.

She concluded: "The President also continues to call on Congress to [en]act common sense gun laws reforms, including requiring background checks on all gun sales, banning assault weapons and high capacity magazines, and eliminating immunity for gun manufacturers who knowingly put weapons of war on our streets.

"We owe it all to those we've lost, and to those we've left behind to grieve, to continue to act."

‘He’d treat me like I was invisible’: Father of suspect says son denied having gun

20:00 , Gustaf Kilander

Michael McRae, the father of suspect Anthony McRae, told CNN on Tuesday that his son had a weapon a number of years ago, but that police had taken it away.

According to legal filings, the suspect pled guilty to a 2019 firearms violation. Mr McRae said he thinks his son had gotten another gun but that he had it in his room and denied to his father that he had a firearm.

The father said his son’s mood would change fast.

“I don’t know what happened to make him turn like this,” he said.

“He’d treat me like I was invisible. I’d ask, ‘why are you treating me this way? What did I do?’” he added.

MSU shooting suspect Anthony McRae’s father reveals ‘mean’ and reclusive behaviour after mother’s death

19:30 , Sheila Flynn

Michigan State University shooting suspect Anthony McRae became “mean” and spent most of his time in his room following the death of his mother two years ago, his father told The Independent.

Anthony McRae was identified as the gunman who shot dead three people and wounded five others at the MSU campus in Lansing on Monday night. He allegedly killed himself as police closed in.

His father Michael McRae, 67, shared his shock at the shooting with The Independent on Tuesday.

Mr McRae said he’d been unaware his son had any guns in the house and had told the 43-year-old to get rid of any weapons after Anthony was charged in 2019 with carrying a concealed pistol without a permit and possession of a loaded firearm in a vehicle. He pleaded to the second charge, a misdemeanor, and was given probation that ended in 2021.

“I don’t allow guns in my house,” Mr McRae said. “I don’t believe in that. I got my Bible. I didn’t know what he was going on doing and what was in his mind to do.”

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MSU shooting suspect Anthony McRae’s father reveals odd behaviour before shooting

Police identify two Michigan State University students killed during mass shooting

19:00 , Bevan Hurley

Two Michigan State University students killed during a mass shooting at the East Lansing campus on Monday night have been identified.

Michigan State University Police said in a statement Brian Fraser, a sophomore from Grosse Pointe, Michigan, and Alexandria Verner, a junior from Clawson, were among the three students shot dead.

The name of the third victim was not being released at the request of their family, police said.

Five other victims remain in hospital in critical condition, the statement added.

“We cannot begin to fathom the immeasurable amount of pain that our campus community is feeling,” deputy chief of police and public safety Chris Rozman said.

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Police identify two Michigan State University students killed during mass shooting

Oxford shooting survivor at Michigan State University during ordeal, aunt says

18:30 , Gustaf Kilander

A survivor of the Oxford high school shooting in November 2021 was present at Michigan State University during the shooting on Monday night, his aunt has said.

At Oxford high school, four students were killed and seven people, including one teacher, were injured.

Dagmar Cross, a medical editor and writer based in Toronto Canada, tweeted on Monday night: “Active shooter on MSU campus reported 23 min ago, still roaming, next door to my nephew’s dorm. He has taken cover. I’m waiting to hear. The same nephew that was in the classroom next door to the active shooter at Oxford High School Nov 2021.”

“I have been trying to convince him to move to Canada, study here,” she added in a response to another Twitter user. “Will pursue this more so now. His words: ‘Active shootings - this is my life now. It’s normal, every day’.”

“He had called me to let me know of the situation, then had to hang up to take cover. Said he would call me when it’s over, so he can rage,” she wrote.

“I don’t know what to do. There’s nothing I can do, except sit here and follow news reports online. I feel so sorry for my nephew. The Oxford shooting was so traumatic for him,” she said as she interacted with her followers.

“I am scared. And raging so badly at what has happened to the [f***ing] USA. I so wish he had come to Canada for college,” she wrote.

At 9.31pm on Monday night, she wrote: “I have 2 nephews at MSU, a Junior, and the Frosh who was in the Oxford shooting. They are both keeping me posted as best they can, are locked down and taking cover. I’m devastated. I’m so glad my mother is no longer alive to experience this. The Oxford shooting nearly killed her.”

“When I go to visit them, I actually worry for my safety,” she added.

“So far both my nephews are ok, communicating with their dad. The younger one (frosh, was in Oxford shooting) is in residence. The older is in apartment directly across campus,” she added nearly an hour later.

“Not sure the younger one feels safe. Is beyond traumatized. Older one is listening to police scanner, updating them, seems to be good,” she told one Twitter user.

“Just spoke with my younger nephew. He’s safe. It’s over. He’s figuring out how to get home to his parents. Getting his car, figuring out roads that are open, all challenges. Older nephew lives off campus, is safe also, staying put,” she added closer to 1am on Tuesday.

‘Thank god that my fight or flight response kicked in’: Student calls shooting ‘surreal’

18:00 , Gustaf Kilander

Dominik Molotky was in a Cuban history class when Anthony McRae, 43, burst in and began firing at Berkey Hall at Michigan State University on Monday night.

“This is a surreal moment for me. I think I’m doing alright. I’m beyond thankful, but, you know, we’re doing okay, trying to stay strong,” he told ABC’s Good Morning America on Tuesday.

“At about 8:15 heard a gunshot right outside of our classroom and I was sitting next to the nearest door and thank god that my fight or flight response kicked in because right when that first gunshot went off I looked to the far corner of the class kinda by where my professor was originally standing,” he added.

“Right after that first gunshot about two seconds later, he came in our class and let off three to four more rounds, I was ducking and covering,” Mr Molotky told ABC. “When it went silent for about 30 seconds to a minute, two of my classmates started breaking open the window and that took about 30 seconds to happen. There was glass everywhere.”

“I’m not too sure, but I think one of the students in my class got hit with a shot,” Mr Molotky added.

Sophomore and junior identified as two of three victims

17:47 , Bevan Hurley and Gustaf Kilander

The names of two of the three Michigan State University students who were killed on Monday night have been released.

Brian Fraser was a sophomore at the school from Grosse Pointe, east of Detroit, and Alexandra Verner was a junior from Clawson, north of the city.

The name of the third victim will not be shared at the request of the family.

Sandy Hook survivor speaks up after experiencing second mass shooting as Michigan student

17:30 , Gustaf Kilander

A survivor of the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school shooting took to TikTok on Monday night to share her outrage at once again having to experience a mass shooting – this time as a student at Michigan State University.

Jackie Matthews is a rower with the Spartans, the university’s athletics department.

“So the reason I'm making this video right now is because it is almost 1am and I am currently directly across the street from where the shootings in Michigan State occurred,” she said in the video. “I am 21 years old, and this is the second mass shooting that I have now lived through.”

“Ten years and two months ago I survived the Sandy Hook shooting. And when I was crouched in the corner in school in Newtown, Connecticut on 12/14/12, I was hunched in the corner with my classmates for so long that I actually got a PTSD fracture in my L four and L five in my right lower back,” Ms Matthews added.

“I now have a full-blown PTSD fracture that flares up anytime I am in a stressful situation, or anything occurs that's aggressive like that. The fact that this is the second mass shooting that I have now lived through is incomprehensible,” she said. “My heart goes out to all the families and the friends of the victims of this Michigan State shooting.”

“But we can no longer just provide love and prayers. It needs to be legislation. It needs to be action. It's not okay. We can no longer allow this to happen. We can no longer be complacent. I'll forever be Sandy Hook strong, and forever be Spartan strong,” she concluded.

‘I jumped out the window and I ran as fast as I could,’ student recalls

17:00 , Gustaf Kilander

Claire Papoulias, a student who survived Monday night’s shooting, appeared on NBC and CNN on Tuesday. The 19-year-old psychology student was in a Cuba history class at Berkey Hall when the shooting began.

“I thought I was going to die. We didn’t know where he went. Everyone was on the ground huddling, and I just looked at my classmates and told them it was going to be okay,” she told CNN.

She said McRae left the door open after firing three or four rounds. Students began “barricading” themselves in the classroom, she recalled.

“Other students tried to smash the window open so we could escape,” she said. “One student took his shirt off and tried to stop the bleeding. I heard another student yell, ‘Oh my God, my arm.’”

The students successfully smashed a window open and were able to jump out as the classroom was on the first floor.

“There was a boy on the other side of the window catching people who were jumping out the window. He stood there and risked his life to catch people,” Ms Papoulias told CNN. “If they didn’t bust open the window and barricade the door with the table then the shooter would’ve done a lot more damage and taken more lives. My classmates helped everyone and were all in it together.”

The 19-year-old told the network that she returned to her dorm where she remained until the lockdown was lifted.

“My feet hit the ground running. I forgot everything I owned because that didn’t matter. I was focused on making it out alive. I jumped out the window and I ran as fast as I could,” she said.

MSU shooter found with note detailing further school threats as criminal history with firearms revealed

16:45 , Sheila Flynn

The 43-year-old man accused of killing three and wounding five in a shooting at Michigan State University before turning the gun on himself was found with a note detailing threats to two other schools, authorities say.

Police identified the gunman in Monday’s shooting as Anthony McRae. He is not believed to have any connection to MSU.

On Tuesday morning, reports claimed that a note was found with McRae’s body after he killed himself. The note allegedly indicated threats to two New Jersey schools.

Meanwhile, it emerged that McRae had been living with his father, had firearms convictions and was known for firing weapons on the property, according to neighbours.

Megan Bender, who lives on the same street as McRae and his father, Michael, in Lansing -- just over five miles from the MSU campus - told The Detroit News that the suspect would fire out of the back door of the home, she believed for target practice, and police had previously been called to the address.

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MSU shooter found with note detailing more threats as criminal history revealed

Video: Michigan State University shooting: Three killed as suspect named

16:30 , The Independent

Students recounts gunman opening classroom door and firing

16:00 , Gustaf Kilander

Claire Papoulias, a student who survived Monday night’s shooting, appeared on NBC and CNN on Tuesday.

She told CNN that she was in the classroom that the suspect, Anthony McRae, 43, fired into, adding that some students helped save others by smashing a window and helping students climb out.

The 19-year-old psychology student was in a Cuba history class at Berkey Hall when the shooting began.

“The teacher was presenting a lesson and all of sudden I heard gunshots directly behind me. That’s when the shooter opened the back classroom door and started firing at my classmates in the back, wounding them. I smelled and saw the gunpowder,” Ms Papoulias said.

“Everyone then dropped to the floor immediately and someone started yelling ‘Shooter, everybody get down!’” she added to CNN.

Student recounts her experience of shooting: ‘I thought I was gonna die. I was so scared’

15:30 , Gustaf Kilander

Michigan State University student Claire Papoulias appeared on NBC’s Today on Tuesday morning recounting her experience of the previous evening.

“Someone was yelling that there was a shooter, and everybody needed to get down on the ground. At that moment, I thought I was gonna die. I was so scared,” she said.

“I was sitting and my professor was lecturing and then I heard, it was either three or four, I could hear gunshots directly behind my head and I could see the smoke of gunpowder or something from the weapon firing,” she added.

Anthony McRae: What we know about alleged Michigan State University shooter who killed three and injured five

15:00 , Stuti Mishra

The suspected gunman accused of killing three and injuring five at Michigan State University (MSU) has been named as 43-year-old Anthony McRae.

The gunman had opened fire on Monday night at a residential hall and a student union building, triggering panic and chaos as students evacuated the premises.

Mr McRae was named as the shooter on Tuesday morning. He died from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound as police closed in on him.

Authorities previously said the suspect had no known affiliation with the university and the motive for the shooting was unclear.

The first shots were fired at Berkey Hall at 8.18pm on the campus’s north side, before further gunshots were heard at the Snyder-Phillips Hall, around 650m away.

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Anthony McRae: What we know about alleged Michigan State University shooter

‘We have absolutely no idea what the motive was at this point,’ police chief says

14:30 , Gustaf Kilander

On Tuesday, University police revealed the gunman as being 43-year-old Anthony McRae. His body was found off campus.

Law enforcement said during a press conference on Tuesday that a caller’s tip led police to the shooter. Police said they haven’t established a possible motive, saying that they don’t know why he carried out the shooting.

“We have absolutely no idea what the motive was at this point,” Chief Rozman said, adding that this would be a focus of the investigation.

McRae was wearing dark trousers, red shoes, and a denim jacket at the time of the shooting. Large parts of his face was shielded, he had clothing pulled over his mouth and a baseball hat covering some of the rest of his face.

Interim Deputy Police Chief Chris Rozman said during a press conference on Tuesday morning that all three of this who were killed were students at the school. He noted that at least two people died and several were injured at Berkey Hall.

Law enforcement said during a press conference on Tuesday that a caller’s tip led police to the shooter.

They said on Tuesday that a search warrant had been carried out on a residence connected to the suspect.

‘Daughter escaped through a window’

14:00 , Namita Singh

Chilling accounts around Monday’s mass shooting continue to emerge.

Mike and Natalie Popoulias told the Detroit Free Press that they sped their vehicle from Jackson to MSU campus, after their daughter, attending a class in Berkey Hall, informed them about hearing gunshots.

“I heard somebody get shot, mom. It’s terrifying. I could smell the gunpowder,” their daughter, a sophomore studying psychology, texted the family.

She told them she jumped out of the window from what they believe is a first-floor room, and made it back to her residence hall that was in lockdown Monday night.

Police identify gunman as 43-year-old Anthony Wayne McRae

13:47 , Gustaf Kilander

On Tuesday, University police revealed the gunman as being 43-year-old Anthony Wayne McRae. His body was found off campus after hundreds of police officers were called in to aid the operation while he was still on the loose.

Police said he died because of a self-inflicted gunshot wound and that he was in contact with law enforcement before dying by suicide.

The first shots were reported to police at 8.18pm and students were initially made aware around 8.30pm. In text messages, they were told to follow the “run, hide, fight” protocol.

The gunfire prompted a manhunt for the shooter that included hundreds of officers and led the school’s around 50,000 students to shelter in place.

The campus is located in East Lansing, around 90 miles from Detroit. Reports of shootings came from the social science building Berkey Hall and the MSU Union not far away.

Interim Deputy Police Chief Chris Rozman said during a press conference on Tuesday morning that all three of this who were killed were students at the school. He noted that at least two people died and several were injured at Berkey Hall.

What we know about the shooter

13:00 , Namita Singh

The suspect believed to have shot eight people at Michigan State University has been found dead, police said in a midnight briefing. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after “contact” with police off campus, said the authorities.

“The suspect in the incident was located outside the MSU campus,” said Chris Rozman, interim deputy chief of the campus police department. “And that suspect has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.”

The authorities did not disclose the name of the suspect, and said that it is too early to know the motive of the shooter.

While the shooting incident was still active police released images of the suspect and described him as a “Black male, shorter in stature” wearing red shoes, a jeans jacket and a baseball cap.

Campus police said they were investigating if he had some type of affiliation with the university.

“There’s a lot that we don’t know at this point,” Mr Rozman said. The suspect “was contacted by law enforcement off campus” at some point, he said, adding, “that scene is being investigated as a crime scene.”

WATCH: Students flee as shooting erupts on MSU campus

12:29 , Megan Sheets

Gunman dead after shooting eight across two campus locations

12:00 , Namita Singh

At least three people are dead and five wounded in a shooting at Michigan State University (MSU), police say.

A lone gunman is believed to have been responsible for the shootings across two campus locations, including a residential halls and the student union building.

Police told a news briefing shortly after midnight that the suspect had shot himself dead after leaving campus.

My colleague Io Dodds reports:

Gunman dead after shooting eight on Michigan State University campus

Police seeking additional information

11:00 , Namita Singh

Police are seeking witness accounts to help them put together the sequence of events and investigate Monday night’s mass shooting.

It has asked those with any information to call 844-99-MSUPD or email tips@police.msu.edu.

The FBI, also involved in the case, said informants can reach the agency at 1-800-CALL-FBI.

MSU students allowed to go home, as authorities lift campus lockdown

10:00 , Namita Singh

A gunman opened fire Monday night at Michigan State University, killing three people and wounding five more, before fatally shooting himself miles away after an hours-long manhunt that forced frightened students to hide in the dark.

Students were released from a night of lockdown after the gunman allegedly died of a self-inflicted wound. Campus activities, however, will remain suspended for the next 48 hours.

Aidan Baldwin, a 19-year-old freshman from Waterford who was sitting in a pickup truck with his aunt and uncle, told the Wall Street Journal that he spent most of night locked in a bathroom with a roommate, calling friends to check on them, monitoring news and letting parents know he was safe.

“For the first half hour it was OK, but after it got to be two or three hours, it got pretty nerve-racking. It felt more real,” he said. Responding to the reports of the gunman’s death, Baldwin said: “It’s gonna sound bad but I felt kind of relieved, just that we could move around.”

'Go, go, go'

09:15 , Namita Singh

Local television news footage taken during the door-to-door search showed students filing past heavily armed police outside campus buildings in the cold night air, their arms raised above their heads in an “active shooter” evacuation ritual that has become commonplace on US school campuses.

Alexis Dinkins, an MSU sophomore who was inside Akers Hall, a dormitory on campus, told the Detroit News she heard people barricading doors and shouting, “Go, go, go” as the incident unfolded.

As she and other fled the dorm, they encountered police who told them to go to a nearby bus stop.

“We don’t feel safe anywhere,” the Detroit News quoted her as saying as she stood with a group of students on a campus sidewalk after leaving Akers. She described the situation as “terrifying”.

In video: Three killed, suspect confirmed dead in Michigan State University shooting

09:07 , Namita Singh

Fear gripped students on campus at the time of shooting

08:57 , Namita Singh

Ryan Kunkel, 22, was attending a class in the Engineering Building when he became aware of the shooting from a university email.

Kunkel and about 13 other students turned off the lights and acted like there “was a shooter right outside the door,” he said.

“Nothing came out of anyone’s mouth” for over four hours, he said.“I wasn’t ready to accept that this is really going on next door, like right next to me. It’s on my campus,” Kunkel said.

“This is supposed to be a place where I’m coming, learning and bettering myself. And instead, students are getting hurt.”

‘Shootings took place at buildings that are publicly accessible’

08:40 , Namita Singh

The two buildings of Michigan State University (MSU) where the shooting took place yesterday night were accessible to the general public, said the police in their press briefing.

According to the police briefing at least two victims were killed at Berkey Hall and one at the MSU Union building not far away on campus.

MSU Vice President for Public Safety and Chief of Police Marlon Lynch said responding to the shooting was a “monumental task” because of the size of the campus.

“That’s part of the monumental task. We do have areas that are accessible to the public,” he was quoted as saying by CNN.

“The task in itself is that we have 400 buildings on campus and over 5,300 acres and part of the process in the response that we had is that we were able to divide and organise, to be methodical in the search process and obtain evidence and share as it comes through. But with a university our size and the areas that we are responsible for, that becomes a task.”

Time ‘to think, grieve and be together’

08:10 , Namita Singh

Interim Michigan State University president Teresa Woodruff said the school would move to emergency operations for next 48 hours, adding that this is time intended for students, staff and faculty “to think, grieve and be together” after a “day of shock and heartbreak.”

“We are devastated at the loss of life,” Ms Woodruff said. “Our campus grieves, we will all grieve. We will change over time. We cannot allow this to continue to happen again.”

Resources for coping will be accessible starting at 9am on Tuesday at East Lansing Hannah Community Center at 819 Abbot Road, reported Lansing State Journal.

Encountered a woman with ‘ton of blood on her’: Student recounts the shooting

08:02 , Namita Singh

Ted Zimbo said he was walking to his residence hall when he encountered a woman with a “ton of blood on her.”

“She told me, ‘Someone came in our classroom and started shooting,”’ Zimbo told the Associated Press. “Her hands were completely covered in blood. It was on her pants and her shoes. She said, ‘It’s my friend’s blood.”’

Zimbo said the woman left to find a friend’s car while he returned to his SUV in a parking deck and threw a blanket over himself to hide for three hours.

Mass shooting: ‘A uniquely American problem’

07:45 , Namita Singh

The shooting at Michigan State is the latest in what has become a deadly new year in the US.

Dozens of people have died in mass shootings so far in 2023, most notably in California where 11 people were killed as they welcomed the Lunar New Year at a dance hall popular with older Asian Americans.

In 2022, there were more than 600 mass shootings in the US in which at least four people were killed or injured, according to the Gun Violence Archive.

“This is a uniquely American problem,” Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer lamented.

In video: Suspect confirmed dead after three killed in Michigan State University shooting, police say

07:30 , Namita Singh

All five gunshot victims critical

07:01 , Namita Singh

All five victims at Sparrow Hospital are in critical condition, said the MSU police in an update on Twitter. “The suspect is a 43-year-old male and is not affiliated in any way with MSU.”

Suspect identified as 43-year-old male

06:56 , Namita Singh

The suspected gunman behind Monday night’s mass shooting at Michigan State University has been described by police as a 43-year-old man with no known affiliation to the school.

Police announced that the suspect had died of a self-inflicted gunshot some four hours after the attack began, lifting a campus-wide lockdown.

What we know about the shooter

06:43 , Namita Singh

The suspect believed to have shot eight people at Michigan State University has been found dead, police said in a midnight briefing.He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after “contact” with police off campus, said the authorities.

“The suspect in the incident was located outside the MSU campus,” said Chris Rozman, interim deputy chief of the campus police department. “And that suspect has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.”

The authorities did not disclose the name of the suspect, and said that it is too early to know the motive of the shooter.

While the shooting incident was still active police released images of the suspect and described him as a “Black male, shorter in stature” wearing red shoes, a jeans jacket and a baseball cap.

Campus police said they were investigating if he had some type of affiliation with the university.

“There’s a lot that we don’t know at this point,” Mr Rozman said. The suspect “was contacted by law enforcement off campus” at some point, he said, adding, “that scene is being investigated as a crime scene.”

Suspect 'contacted by law enforcement’

06:21 , Namita Singh

The suspect “was contacted by law enforcement off campus” at some point, said the campus police, adding, “that scene is being investigated as a crime scene.”

The gunman was confirmed dead from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound roughly four hours after the violence began, said Chris Rozman, deputy chief of the campus police department.

“There is no longer a threat to campus. We believe there to be only one suspect in this incident,” he said.

Police confirm number of victims but won't yet share personal details

06:19 , Namita Singh

Police confirmed three fatalities in the shooting at the Michigan State University campus, adding that this is in addition to the five victims who were injured and transported to the hospital.

“Out of respect to the families, we continue with our active investigation, we cannot confirm personal information of any of the victims at this time.”

‘Too early to know motive’ of the shooter

06:18 , Namita Singh

Campus police said it was too early to know motive of the shooter in the Michigan State University shooting, adding that they are investigating if the man had some type of affiliation with the university. His name was not immediately released.

“There’s a lot that we don’t know at this point,” Chris Rozman said.

Two people were killed at Berkey and another was killed at the MSU Union, he said.

Michigan State University shooting update: ‘Suspect is deceased'

06:03 , Namita Singh

“The suspect in the incident was located outside the MSU campus,” said Chris Rozman, interim deputy chief of the campus police department, while holding a joint press conference.

“And that suspect has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

“He is deceased”.

“This truly has been a nightmare we’re living tonight.”

Police seek support of students for investigation

06:02 , Namita Singh

The MSU police have appealed to students to come forward and help investigators with their eyewitness accounts.

“We encourage students to come forward and help sequence the events together,” said Chris Rozman, interim deputy chief of the campus police department.

Campus to remain shut for next 48 hours

05:52 , Namita Singh

Michigan State University campus will remain closed for next 48 hours, said campus police. The shutdown may be extended, added Chris Rozman, interim deputy chief of the campus police department.

Breaking: Suspected shooter dead

05:38 , Namita Singh

The suspect in the fatal Michigan State University shootings has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, campus police said during a midnight press briefing.

Police releases surveillance image of suspected shooter

05:34 , Namita Singh

Student living off campus fears for life as shooter remains on loose

05:26 , Namita Singh

Aedan Kelley, a junior who lives a half-mile (less than a kilometer) east of campus, said he locked his doors and covered his windows “just in case.”

Sirens were constant, he said, and a helicopter hovered overhead.

“It’s all very frightening,” Kelley said. “And then I have all these people texting me wondering if I’m OK, which is overwhelming.”

‘They’ve been hiding, all the lights off in a dark room’

05:25 , Namita Singh

WDIV-TV meteorologist Kim Adams, whose daughter attends Michigan State, told viewers that students were worn down by the hourslong saga.

“They’ve been hiding, all the lights off in a dark room,” Adams said.

“Their cellphones are starting to lose battery charge. They don’t all have chargers with them and losing contact with the outside world is terrifying on a normal day for college kids, let alone when there’s someone out there that they haven’t caught yet.”

Police confirm shootings at two places on campus

05:25 , Namita Singh

Authorities ordered students and staff to shelter in place after a report of shots fired shortly after 8.30pm around Berkey Hall, an academic building, at the East Lansing campus.

Separately, police wrote on Twitter that there had been another reported shooting at IM East, a recreational centre for students.

Chris Rozman, interim deputy chief of the campus police department, did not mention IM East during the news briefing a short while ago, however, instead identifying the second shooting location as the Michigan State University Union building.

Police releases image of the suspect

04:54 , Namita Singh

“The suspect is a Black male, shorter in stature, red shoes, jean jacket, wearing a baseball cap that is navy with a lighter brim,” said MSU police on Twitter as they shared the surveillance footage showing the suspected gunman.

Breaking: Three people dead in MSU shooting

04:50 , Namita Singh

“There are three confirmed fatalities,” in the shooting at Michigan State University said police. “This is in addition to the five victims who have been transported to the hospital.”

Suspect described as ‘black male wearing red shoes’

04:21 , Namita Singh

The MSU police officials described the suspect as a “Black male, shorter in stature” and wearing red shoes.

Community members were directed to remain sheltered in place, with police adding that the suspect is still on the loose. The officials are expected to release the surveillance footage of the suspect shortly.

Five injured, some with life-threatening injuries

04:15 , Namita Singh

MSU police confirmed that five people have been injured in the shooting on campus adding that some victims have “life-threatening injuries”.

“There were five victims. All victims transported to hospital. Some victims do have life-threatening injuries,” said MSU police during the press briefing.

14 months since last major shooting in Michigan

04:10 , Namita Singh

Monday night’s violence at Michigan State University came roughly 14 months after a deadly mass shooting on 30 November 2021, at Oxford High School in Oakland County, Michigan, about 80 miles east of East Lansing, in which a 15-year-old student opened fire with a semi-automatic pistol.

Four classmates were killed and six other students and a teacher were wounded in that attack, the deadliest US school shooting that year.

Authorities said the teenage suspect, who has pleaded not guilty to murder charges, used a gun his parents bought him as a Christmas present despite signs that he was emotionally disturbed. Both parents were charged with involuntary manslaughter in the case.

Campus activities cancelled for two days

03:57 , Namita Singh

All campus activities at Michigan State University are cancelled for the next 48 hours, said MSU police and Public Safety on Twitter as it urged students and staff to “not come to campus tomorrow”.

Police briefing at 11pm ET

03:54 , Namita Singh

Michigan State Univeristy Police and Public Safety is expected to hold a press briefing at 11pm at the Henry Centre for Executive Development.

Victims transported to Sparrow Hospital

03:53 , Namita Singh

Victims are currently being transported to Sparrow Hospital, said MSU Police and Public Safety on Twitter.

“Brody Hall, Snyder/Phillips Hall, Mason Hall, Abbot Hall, Landon Hall, the MSU Union, and Berkey Hall have all been cleared/secured.”

Michigan governor issues statement about shooting

03:47 , Namita Singh

Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer has been briefed by the authorities about the shooting at Michigan State University, she said in a tweet.

“The Michigan State Police along with @msupolice, local law enforcement and first responders are on the ground,” she said.

“Let’s wrap our arms around the Spartan community tonight.”

Single suspect described as 'a short male wearing a mask'

03:46 , Namita Singh

Police in East Lansing tweeted that a single suspect, initially described as a short male wearing a mask, was at large and believed to be on foot.

Students, faculty and residents in surrounding off-campus neighborhoods were urged by authorities to “shelter in place,” while police searched for the suspect.

MSU is a major public institution of higher education whose flagship East Lansing campus accounts for 50,000 graduate and undergraduate students.

Unspecified number of victims moved to hospital

03:38 , Namita Singh

“There are multiple reported injuries,” Michigan State University said on its official police and public safety Twitter feed. It later said an unspecified number of victims were being transported to a nearby hospital.

Several campus buildings had been cleared and secured nearly two hours after the gunfire was first reported on campus, MSU police said.

One dead and 'multiple' injuries after Michigan State University shooting

03:35 , Namita Singh

Gunfire erupted at Michigan State University on Monday, leaving at least one person dead and multiple reported injuries, as police swarmed the main campus in East Lansing searching for a lone suspect, according to authorities and local news media.

Few official details about the gun violence were immediately available, but university police said on Twitter that shots were fired in two locations - near an academic building called Berkey Hall and an athletic facility known as IM East.

The Detroit News reported one confirmed fatality on campus, inside Berkey Hall, citing Michigan State University (MSU) spokesperson Emily Guerrant, but Reuters could not independently verify that information.

03:16 , Namita Singh

Welcome to The Independent’s liveblog for Tuesday, 14 February 2023, where we provide the latest on shooting at the Michigan State University.