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MSU releases new details about deadly campus shooting

Mourners sit at The Rock on the grounds of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich., Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. Alexandria Verner, Brian Fraser and Arielle Anderson were killed and several other students remain in critical condition after a gunman opened fire on the campus of Michigan State University Monday night.
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Mourners sit at The Rock on the grounds of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich., Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. Alexandria Verner, Brian Fraser and Arielle Anderson were killed and several other students remain in critical condition after a gunman opened fire on the campus of Michigan State University Monday night.

Michigan State University's Department of Police and Public Safety is sharing new information about the February shooting on campus.

As Kevin Lavery reports, that includes an image of the note the shooter had with him.

"The MSU police press release contains a timeline of the shooting. It says the shooter left the student Union a minute before officers arrived. A note attached to the release details 43-year-old Anthony McRae's plans to carry out the shooting. It says, "I've been hurt" and contains disturbing language and images. The note asserts McRae was working with a group 20 others who also planned to commit acts of violence. Investigators say this claim is "unfounded" and that McRae acted alone and did not collaborate with other individuals. Police say Ingham County 911 received over 2,000 phone calls on the night of the shooting. They add the investigation into the incident is ongoing."

Kevin Lavery has been news director at WKAR since September 2006.