The three students killed by the ‘evil and bitter’ gunman who stormed onto the Michigan State University campus have been identified.
One was their fraternity chapter president. Another was a science student with fond memories of her days as a high-school athlete. And a third was the niece of a reality TV star and aspired to be a pediatricians.
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.
Brian Fraser, 20, who graduated from Grosse Pointe South and was studying business at MSU, was identified as the second victim of the massacre, the university’s police department confirmed.
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.
Alexandria Verner, who was a biology and anthropology junior at Michigan State University, was killed in the shooting, according to an email sent by CPS school officials
Brian Fraser, 20, was a sophomore studying business at Michigan State, was identified as another victim of the massacre, MSU police confirmed
Arielle Diamond Anderson, 19, the niece of reality star Deelishis, was the third victim identified
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.’
Verner’s Twitter bio says, ‘Can’t stop dreaming,’ and features photos and videos from Clawson basketball and volleyball games.
‘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.
Fraser was president of Michigan State’s chapter of Phi Delta Theta fraternity, which said in a statement Tuesday that its members were ‘heartbroken.’
‘Brian was our leader, and we loved him,’ the fraternity said. ‘He cared deeply about his Phi Delt brothers, his family, Michigan State University, and Phi Delta Theta. We will greatly miss Brian and mourn his death deeply as our chapter supports each other during this difficult time.’
According to Fraser’s LinkedIn page, he was studying business, and had previously worked as the head lifeguard at a Detroit country club.
Jon Dean, superintendent of the Grosse Pointe schools, said the third victim had also graduated from the district.
‘I can’t even process what I just wrote,’ Dean said in an open letter. ‘It is with a great deal of sadness that I bring this news to you and my thoughts go out to the many families that are suffering from another senseless act of violence.’
Flavor of Love star Deelishis who had posted to social media on Monday night that 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.
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Verner was identified in a statement from her hometown school district, which described her as ‘a tremendous student, athlete, [and] leader’ who ‘exemplified kindness’
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Verner’s high school 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
According to Fraser’s LinkedIn page, he was studying business, and had previously worked as the head lifeguard at a Detroit country club
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Five others who were injured in the shooting remained hospitalized as of Tuesday afternoon. Their names have not been released.
The gunman has no known ties to the school and it remains unclear what his motive for the shooting is, or what kind of weapon he used.
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’.
McRae terrorized the campus for nearly four hours, running through the streets, brandishing a gun, and shooting bullets – but police have not yet been able to establish a motive.
The gunman was named by police as 43-year-old Anthony McRae. 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
The suspected gunman, pictured, was last seen leaving the union building. He was wearing a jean jacket, red shoes, a black mask, and a baseball cap. Cops confirmed he is now deceased
The security camera clip showed him, wearing a jean-jacket, ball cap and red sneakers, wandering nonchalantly along a street having just shot up two separate locations on campus.
The 43-year-old shooter strode into an academic building named Berkey Hall at 8:18 pm, blasting indiscriminately at the occupants.
Cops descended on the scene in response to a torrent of urgent 911 calls but the killer had already left the premises, heading west out of the building and skulking along 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.
The Michigan State shooting comes on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the Valentine’s Day shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people were killed.
It also follows the shooting on February 14, 2008 at Northern Illinois University in Dekalb, in which a gunman killed five students and injured 17 more people, before fatally shooting himself.
