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Three Michigan State University students shot dead on campus on Valentine day’s Eve by a random gunman, identified

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;382c2d&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>First to be identified is Alexandria &&num;8216&semi;Alex&&num;8217&semi; Verner&comma; was a biology and anthropology junior at Michigan State University <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;382c2d&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>The second fatality identified is 20-year-old sophomore Brian Fraser&comma; 20&comma; a business major <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;382c2d&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>The third victim was identified as 19-year-old Arielle Diamond Anderson&comma; an aspirin pediatrician&comma; according to her family <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;382c2d&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Gunman Anthony McRae&comma; 43&comma; killed himself after the Monday shootings <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;382c2d&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>He had no known ties to MSU and his motives remain unclear <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;382c2d&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong><strong>His father Michael McRae&comma; said his son became &&num;8216&semi;bitter&&num;8217&semi; and &&num;8216&semi;evil&&num;8217&semi; after his mother died from a stroke in 2020 and had quit his warehouse job to stay at home and play video games <&sol;strong><&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;02&sol;Alexandria-Alex-Verner-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-431023" width&equals;"835" height&equals;"816"&sol;><figcaption class&equals;"wp-element-caption"><strong>The first fatality from the shooting listed is Alexandria Verner&comma; a biology and anthropology junior at Michigan State University&comma; according to an email sent by CPS school officials<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">The three students<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;2023&sol;02&sol;14&sol;msu-gunman-who-killed-three-students-and-injured-five-on-valentines-day-eve-had-no-ties-to-school-the-suspect-religious-nut-anthony-mcrae-43-killed-himself-before-cops-got-to-him&sol;"> killed by the gunman <&sol;a>who stormed onto the Michigan State University campus have been identified&period; <br>Alexandria &&num;8216&semi;Alex&&num;8217&semi; Verner&comma; a 2020 graduate of Clawson High School&comma; was killed in the shooting&comma; according to an email sent by CPS school officials&period; She was a biology and anthropology junior at MSU and set to graduate in 2024&period; <br>Another fatality confirmed by the university&&num;8217&semi;s police department is 20-year-old Brian Fraser&comma; who graduated from Grosse Pointe South high school&period; He was a sophomore studying business at Michigan State&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;02&sol;Brian-Fraser-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-431024" width&equals;"840" height&equals;"868"&sol;><figcaption class&equals;"wp-element-caption"><strong>Brian Fraser&comma; 20&comma; was a sophomore studying business at Michigan State&comma; was identified as another victim of the massacre&comma; MSU police confirmed <&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">The third confirmed fatality is 19-year-old freshman Arielle Diamond Anderson&comma; also a graduate of the Grosse Pointe Public School system&period; Her family said she loved children and wanted to be a pediatrician one day&period;<br>Flavor of Love reality TV star Deelishis revealed her niece&comma; Arielle Diamond Anderson&comma; 19&comma; was the third victim&period;<br>The three were killed and five others were injured when Anthony McRae&comma; opened fire on the MSU campus at 8&period;18pm on Monday before turning the gun on himself&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;02&sol;Arielle-Diamond-Anderson-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-431025" width&equals;"837" height&equals;"1218"&sol;><figcaption class&equals;"wp-element-caption"><strong>The passing of aspiring pediatrician Arielle Diamond Anderson&comma; &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; 19&comma; was announced by her aunt&comma; reality star Deelishis<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Alex Verner was first victim to be identified in a statement from her hometown school district&comma; which described her as &&num;8216&semi;a tremendous student&comma; athlete&comma; &lbrack;and&rsqb; leader&&num;8217&semi; who &&num;8216&semi;exemplified kindness&period;&&num;8217&semi;<br>&&num;8216&semi;If you knew &lbrack;Alex&rsqb;&comma; you loved her and we will forever remember the lasting impact she has had on all of us&comma;&&num;8217&semi; the statement read&period;<br>Alex was studying integrated biology and anthropology at MSU&comma; and was set to graduate in 2024&comma; according to her LinkedIn profile&period;<br>The second victim was identified by the  Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety Police as Brian Fraser&comma; a sophomore from Grosse Point&period;<br>According to Fraser&&num;8217&semi;s LinkedIn page&comma; he was studying business&comma; and had previously worked as the head lifeguard at a Detroit country club&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;02&sol;MSU-students-arrive-to-place-flowers-at-The-Rock-on-campuson-Feb-14-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-431053" width&equals;"841" height&equals;"537"&sol;><figcaption class&equals;"wp-element-caption"><strong>Michigan State University students arrive to place flowers at the Rock on campus&comma; in East Lansing&comma; Michigan&comma; on Tuesday morning <&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Anderson&&num;8217&semi;s family member&comma; Flavor of Love star Deelishis&comma; who had <a rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;p&sol;CoosXhLOBI0&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">posted <&sol;a>to social media on Monday night that her niece was missing from the college campus&comma; has since pinned a comment from another family member who wrote &&num;8216&semi;my sweet beautiful niece&&num;8230&semi; RIP baby girl&period;&&num;8217&semi; <br>Like Fraser&comma; Anderson was also a graduate of the Grosse Pointe Public School system&period; Her family told <a rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;wxyz&period;com&sol;news&sol;shots-fired-at-michigan-state-university-police-urge-campus-to-shelter-in-place" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">WXYZ <&sol;a>that she loved children and wanted to be a pediatrician one day&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;02&sol;Alexandria-Alex-Verner-3&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-431029" width&equals;"842" height&equals;"827"&sol;><figcaption class&equals;"wp-element-caption"><strong>Alex Verner was identified in a statement from her hometown school district&comma; which described her as &&num;8216&semi;a tremendous student&comma; athlete&comma; &lbrack;and&rsqb; leader&&num;8217&semi; who &&num;8216&semi;exemplified kindness&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;02&sol;Alexandria-Alex-Verner-2&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-431028" width&equals;"840" height&equals;"966"&sol;><figcaption class&equals;"wp-element-caption"><strong>Verner&&num;8217&semi;s high school released a statement&colon; &&num;8216&semi;If you knew &lbrack;Alex&rsqb;&comma; you loved her and we will forever remember the lasting impact she has had on all of us&comma;&&num;8217&semi; it read<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Verner&&num;8217&semi;s Alma mater released a statement&colon; &&num;8216&semi;If you knew &lbrack;Alex&rsqb;&comma; you loved her and we will forever remember the lasting impact she has had on all of us&comma;&&num;8217&semi; it read&period;<br>Five others who were injured in the shooting remained hospitalized as of Tuesday afternoon&period;<br>The names of the survivors has not been released&comma; but the hospital treating the injured said four of the five required surgery&period; <br>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&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;02&sol;Brian-Fraser-2&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-431031" width&equals;"838" height&equals;"814"&sol;><figcaption class&equals;"wp-element-caption"><strong>Brian Fraser&&num;8217&semi;s LinkedIn page&comma; said he was an MSU business major&comma; and had previously worked as the head lifeguard at a Detroit country club<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;02&sol;Arielle-Diamond-Anderson-2&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-431034" width&equals;"841" height&equals;"960"&sol;><figcaption class&equals;"wp-element-caption"><strong>Freshman Arielle Diamond Anderson&comma; &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; was also a graduate of the Grosse Pointe Public School system&period; Her family said she loved children and wanted to be a pediatrician one day<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;02&sol;Deelishis-posting-on-the-murder-of-Arielle-Anderson-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-431047" width&equals;"702" height&equals;"228"&sol;><figcaption class&equals;"wp-element-caption"><strong>Flavor of Love star Deelishis who posted Monday that niece Arielle Diamond Anderson&comma; was missing has since pinned a comment from another family member who wrote &&num;8216&semi;my sweet beautiful niece… RIP baby girl<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph"><br>McRae killed himself before police got to him&comma; having murdered three MSU students in two different locations on campus last night and injured five others&period;<br>His father Michael&comma; 66&comma; described him today as a &&num;8216&semi;mama&&num;8217&semi;s boy&&num;8217&semi; who turned &&num;8216&semi;evil and mean&&num;8217&semi; after his mother Linda died suddenly three years ago&period; The pair lived together in McRae&&num;8217&semi;s family home&comma; that is around five miles from the MSU campus&period;<br>McRae was found with a note in his pocket indicating a threat to two public schools in Ewing&comma; New Jersey&comma; which were closed for the day &&num;8216&semi;out of an abundance of caution&&num;8217&semi;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;02&sol;Anthony-McRae-2&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-430914" width&equals;"839" height&equals;"750"&sol;><figcaption class&equals;"wp-element-caption"><strong>The gunman was named by police as 43-year-old Anthony McRae&period; Records show a man with the same name who lives in Lansing who has a 2019 arrest for keeping a loaded gun in his car<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;02&sol;Anthony-McRae-at-MSU-6&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-430930" width&equals;"840" height&equals;"938"&sol;><figcaption class&equals;"wp-element-caption"><strong>The suspected gunman&comma; pictured&comma; was last seen leaving the union building&period; He was wearing a jean jacket&comma; red shoes&comma; a black mask&comma; and a baseball cap&period; Cops confirmed he is now deceased<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Michael Dwayne McRae created chaos and tension on the MSU campus for nearly four hours&comma; running through the streets&comma; brandishing a gun&comma; and firing at random targets&period; Security camera clips showed the gunman&comma; wearing a jean-jacket&comma; ball cap and red sneakers&comma; wandering nonchalantly along a street after killing three students at two separate locations in the school&period;<br>Campus police report that McRae strode into an academic building named Berkey Hall at 8&colon;18 pm&comma; shooting indiscriminately at the occupants&period;<br>When law enforcement converged on the scene in response to a torrent of urgent 911 calls&comma; the killer had already left the premises&comma; heading west out of the building prowling campus roads as he hunted for his next victims&period;<br>Less than 15 minutes later&comma; gunshots were reported at the MSU Union building&comma; a popular spot for students to eat&comma; drink and study just a 10-minute walk from Berkey Hall&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;02&sol;Michael-McRae-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-431051" width&equals;"837" height&equals;"729"&sol;><figcaption class&equals;"wp-element-caption"><strong>The shooter&&num;8217&semi;s father Michael McRae &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; said his son became &&num;8216&semi;bitter&&num;8217&semi; and &&num;8216&semi;evil&&num;8217&semi; after his mother died from a stroke in 2020 and had quit his warehouse job to stay at home and play video games <&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">McRae wound up senselessly murdering three students on the MSU campus&period; He injured another five&period; <br>He ended the Valentine Day&&num;8217&semi;s Eve rampage by turning the gun on himself shortly after midnight as officers closed on on him43&comma; killed himself last night after senselessly murdering three students on the MSU campus&period; He injured another five&period; <br>McRae was found with a note in his pocket indicating a threat to two public schools in Ewing&comma; New Jersey&comma; which were closed for the day &&num;8216&semi;out of an abundance of caution&&num;8217&semi;&period;<br>Commenting on the tragedy Michael McRae&comma; the father of MSU shooter says his son Anthony Dwayne McRae turned &&num;8216&semi;evil and bitter&&num;8217&semi; after his mother died from a stroke in 2020 and had quit his warehouse job to stay at home and play video games&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;02&sol;Residence-of-Anthony-McRae-in-Lansing-Michigan-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-431056" width&equals;"844" height&equals;"547"&sol;><figcaption class&equals;"wp-element-caption"><strong>MSU campus shooter Anthony Dwayne McRae turned &&num;8216&semi;dark&&num;8217&semi; and quit his job after his mother died three years ago&period; He lived with his dad at his parents home &lbrack;photo&rsqb; in Lansing&comma; Michigan <&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">His father Michael&comma; 66&comma; described him today as a &&num;8216&semi;mama&&num;8217&semi;s boy&&num;8217&semi; who turned &&num;8216&semi;evil and mean&&num;8217&semi; after his mother Linda died suddenly three years ago&period; The pair lived together in McRae&&num;8217&semi;s family home&comma; that is around five miles from the MSU campus&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;He was a mama’s boy&period; He loved his mom&period; They were tight&period; His mom was like his sister&period; Everything happened so fast&comma;&&num;8217&semi; he told <a rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;nbcnews&period;com&sol;news&sol;us-news&sol;michigan-state-university-gunman-turned-evil-mean-mothers-sudden-death-rcna70579&quest;cid&equals;sm&lowbar;npd&lowbar;nn&lowbar;fb&lowbar;ma&amp&semi;fbclid&equals;IwAR33qvEC8n47g2sst2GzIUSaz0mGhMbdVzj7dyUJfkgZees9lTSdbyIuo9c" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">NBC News<&sol;a>&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;He was grieving his mom&period; He wouldn’t let it go&period; He got bitter&comma; bitter and bitter&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;His mom died&comma; and he just started getting evil and mean&period; He didn’t care about anything anymore&period;&&num;8217&semi; <br>He said he encouraged his son to confide in him&comma; referring to himself as &&num;8216&semi;daddy&&num;8217&semi;&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;I said&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Talk to daddy&period; Let me know if something is on your mind&period; If you need help&comma; I&&num;8217&semi;ll get you help&period;&&num;8221&semi;<br>&&num;8216&semi;He said&comma; &&num;8220&semi;I&&num;8217&semi;m OK&comma; dad&comma; I don&&num;8217&semi;t need help&period;&&num;8221&semi;<br>McRae&&num;8217&semi;s father says he told him he &&num;8216&semi;got rid&&num;8217&semi; of his gun&comma; but neighbors complained about him shooting in the backyard&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;I said&comma; &&num;8220&semi;I hope you got rid of that gun&comma; man&period;&&num;8221&semi; And he said&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Yeah&comma; I got rid of it&period; I got rid it&period;&&num;8221&semi; He didn’t&period;&&num;8217&semi; <br>Neighbors say he practiced shooting in the backyard&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;He was firing a firearm out of the back door of the house into the yard&period; We’re right in the city&period;<br>You shouldn&&num;8217&semi;t be firing a firearm in the middle of the city&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Megan Bender&comma; 34&comma; told NBC&period; <br>Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is now investigating how he was able to obtain a weapon with a felony conviction&period;<br>&&num;8216&semi;He was ineligible to possess or purchase a firearm&period;<br>&&num;8216&semi;So one of the things that we’re going to need to know is how did he get that weapon&quest; 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&quest;&&num;8217&semi; she said&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;So I expect to see a number of new laws put into place in short order&comma; whether or not that would have prevented this particular offense from happening&period; I think the investigation will tell us that&comma;&&num;8217&semi; she said in an interview&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph"><br><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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