First to be identified is Alexandria ‘Alex’ Verner, was a biology and anthropology junior at Michigan State University

The second fatality identified is 20-year-old sophomore Brian Fraser, 20, a business major

The third victim was identified as 19-year-old Arielle Diamond Anderson, an aspirin pediatrician, according to her family

Gunman Anthony McRae, 43, killed himself after the Monday shootings

He had no known ties to MSU and his motives remain unclear

His father Michael McRae, said his son became ‘bitter’ and ‘evil’ after his mother died from a stroke in 2020 and had quit his warehouse job to stay at home and play video games 

The three students killed by the gunman who stormed onto the Michigan State University campus have been identified. 
Alexandria ‘Alex’ Verner, a 2020 graduate of Clawson High School, was killed in the shooting, according to an email sent by CPS school officials. She was a biology and anthropology junior at MSU and set to graduate in 2024. 
Another fatality confirmed by the university’s police department is 20-year-old Brian Fraser, who graduated from Grosse Pointe South high school. He was a sophomore studying business at Michigan State.

The third confirmed fatality is 19-year-old freshman Arielle Diamond Anderson, also a graduate of the Grosse Pointe Public School system. Her family said she loved children and wanted to be a pediatrician one day.
Flavor of Love reality TV star Deelishis revealed her niece, Arielle Diamond Anderson, 19, was the third victim.
The three were killed and five others were injured when Anthony McRae, opened fire on the MSU campus at 8.18pm on Monday before turning the gun on himself.

Alex Verner was first victim to be identified in a statement from her hometown school district, which described her as ‘a tremendous student, athlete, [and] leader’ who ‘exemplified kindness.’
‘If you knew [Alex], you loved her and we will forever remember the lasting impact she has had on all of us,’ the statement read.
Alex was studying integrated biology and anthropology at MSU, and was set to graduate in 2024, according to her LinkedIn profile.
The second victim was identified by the  Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety Police as Brian Fraser, a sophomore from Grosse Point.
According to Fraser’s LinkedIn page, he was studying business, and had previously worked as the head lifeguard at a Detroit country club.

Anderson’s family member, Flavor of Love star Deelishis, who had posted to social media on Monday night that her niece was missing from the college campus, has since pinned a comment from another family member who wrote ‘my sweet beautiful niece… RIP baby girl.’ 
Like Fraser, Anderson was also a graduate of the Grosse Pointe Public School system. Her family told WXYZ that she loved children and wanted to be a pediatrician one day.

Verner’s Alma mater released a statement: ‘If you knew [Alex], you loved her and we will forever remember the lasting impact she has had on all of us,’ it read.
Five others who were injured in the shooting remained hospitalized as of Tuesday afternoon.
The names of the survivors has not been released, but the hospital treating the injured said four of the five required surgery.
The gunman has no known ties to the school and it remains unclear what his motive for the shooting rampage at a campus Michigan State University.

McRae killed himself before police got to him, having murdered three MSU students in two different locations on campus last night and injured five others.
His father Michael, 66, described him today as a ‘mama’s boy’ who turned ‘evil and mean’ after his mother Linda died suddenly three years ago. The pair lived together in McRae’s family home, that is around five miles from the MSU campus.
McRae was found with a note in his pocket indicating a threat to two public schools in Ewing, New Jersey, which were closed for the day ‘out of an abundance of caution’.

Michael Dwayne McRae created chaos and tension on the MSU campus for nearly four hours, running through the streets, brandishing a gun, and firing at random targets. Security camera clips showed the gunman, wearing a jean-jacket, ball cap and red sneakers, wandering nonchalantly along a street after killing three students at two separate locations in the school.
Campus police report that McRae strode into an academic building named Berkey Hall at 8:18 pm, shooting indiscriminately at the occupants.
When law enforcement converged on the scene in response to a torrent of urgent 911 calls, the killer had already left the premises, heading west out of the building prowling campus roads as he hunted for his next victims.
Less than 15 minutes later, gunshots were reported at the MSU Union building, a popular spot for students to eat, drink and study just a 10-minute walk from Berkey Hall.

McRae wound up senselessly murdering three students on the MSU campus. He injured another five. 
He ended the Valentine Day’s Eve rampage by turning the gun on himself shortly after midnight as officers closed on on him43, killed himself last night after senselessly murdering three students on the MSU campus. He injured another five. 
McRae was found with a note in his pocket indicating a threat to two public schools in Ewing, New Jersey, which were closed for the day ‘out of an abundance of caution’.
Commenting on the tragedy Michael McRae, the father of MSU shooter says his son Anthony Dwayne McRae turned ‘evil and bitter’ after his mother died from a stroke in 2020 and had quit his warehouse job to stay at home and play video games.

His father Michael, 66, described him today as a ‘mama’s boy’ who turned ‘evil and mean’ after his mother Linda died suddenly three years ago. The pair lived together in McRae’s family home, that is around five miles from the MSU campus. 
‘He was a mama’s boy. He loved his mom. They were tight. His mom was like his sister. Everything happened so fast,’ he told NBC News. 
‘He was grieving his mom. He wouldn’t let it go. He got bitter, bitter and bitter. 
‘His mom died, and he just started getting evil and mean. He didn’t care about anything anymore.’ 
He said he encouraged his son to confide in him, referring to himself as ‘daddy’. 
‘I said, “Talk to daddy. Let me know if something is on your mind. If you need help, I’ll get you help.”
‘He said, “I’m OK, dad, I don’t need help.”
McRae’s father says he told him he ‘got rid’ of his gun, but neighbors complained about him shooting in the backyard. 
‘I said, “I hope you got rid of that gun, man.” And he said, “Yeah, I got rid of it. I got rid it.” He didn’t.’ 
Neighbors say he practiced shooting in the backyard. 
‘He was firing a firearm out of the back door of the house into the yard. We’re right in the city.
You shouldn’t be firing a firearm in the middle of the city,’ Megan Bender, 34, told NBC. 
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is now investigating how he was able to obtain a weapon with a felony conviction.
‘He was ineligible to possess or purchase a firearm.
‘So one of the things that we’re going to need to know is how did he get that weapon? And can we put laws in place here in Michigan to ensure that a person such as himself who’s ineligible to own a firearm can never access one?’ she said.
‘So I expect to see a number of new laws put into place in short order, whether or not that would have prevented this particular offense from happening. I think the investigation will tell us that,’ she said in an interview.