Three people were killed and five injured during an active shooter situation at Michigan State University (MSU) Monday night, MSU Police and Public Safety confirmed on Twitter.
UPDATE: The person who committed these homicides is 43-year-old Anthony Dwayne McRae. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. pic.twitter.com/XhneXfGUKg
— MSU Police and Public Safety (@msupolice) February 14, 2023
The gunman was found deceased off-campus after a self-inflicted gunshot wound, MSU Police Interim Deputy Police Chief Chris Rozman confirmed during a 12:30 a.m. briefing. Police did not provide a name for the suspect or any of the victims.
UPDATE: There are 3 confirmed fatalities. This is in addition to the 5 victims who have been transported to the hospital. pic.twitter.com/on3iPHhsfK
— MSU Police and Public Safety (@msupolice) February 14, 2023
Police responded to a call regarding an active shooter around 8:30 p.m. near MSU’s Berkey Hall. Students were informed to shelter in place “immediately” and to “run, hide, fight,” according to a text message sent by the university and obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation.
SUSPECT PHOTOS: The suspect is a Black male, shorter in stature, red shoes, jean jacket, wearing a baseball cap that is navy with a lighter brim. pic.twitter.com/9blppnX5U3
— MSU Police and Public Safety (@msupolice) February 14, 2023
“Run means evacuate away from danger is you can do so safely. Hide means to secure-in-place, and Fight means protect yourself if no other option,” reads a university alert posted to Twitter.
MSU Police and Public Safety tweeted at 9:26 p.m. that police were responding to another reported shooting at IM East. It issued an update at 9:34 p.m. that the area “is being secured” and there is only one apparent suspect.
The suspect is reportedly believed to be on foot and described as “a short male with a mask, possibly Black,” according to MSU Police.
Victims are being transported to Sparrow Hospital and “Brody Hall, Snyder/Phillips Hall, Mason Hall, Abbot Hall, Landon Hall, the MSU Union, and Berkey Hall have all been cleared/secured,” MSU Police tweeted at 10:10 p.m.
Post written by Alexa Schwerha. Republished with permission from DCNF. Images and headlines via Becker News.
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