A mass shooting at Michigan State University left at least three dead and five others critically injured. All three people who died were students, and the five injured are also students.
An alert was sent at 8:31 p.m. Monday, telling students to “run, hide, fight” with a report of shots fired at Berkey Hall and at the MSU Union.
Two people were killed at Berkey Hall. The gunman then moved to the MSU Union, where another was killed.
Students were told to shelter in place as authorities searched for the gunman. The 43-year-old suspect was Anthony Dwayne McRae who has no affiliation with the university, and no known clear reason as to why he came to MSU. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Shortly after MSU Police and Public Safety released a photo of the suspect from surveillance video, an alert citizen quickly recognized the suspect. Police commend the community and citizen who called it in saying that that was what they were exactly trying to achieve by releasing the picture.
