(MENAFN) The Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety has released new information regarding the shooting that took place on campus last month. The shooting, which left three students dead and several others injured, was carried out by 43-year-old Anthony McRae, who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Among the updates released by the department are photographs of a note found in McRae's pocket at the time of the shooting. While some content in the note was redacted, visible text shows McRae claiming to be the leader of a group of 20 people planning multiple mass shootings in nearby towns and New Jersey. However, officers from Michigan State University, the Michigan State Police, and the FBI have determined that McRae acted alone and that no other locations were under threat.
The two-page note also included a list of McRae's apparent motives for the shooting. He also drew multiple sad faces on the paper, which is dated Feb. 12, 2023, a day before the chaos at Michigan State. "They hate me," he wrote multiple times in the note.
In addition to the note, the department has compiled a detailed timeline of McRae's movements on campus the day of the shooting. Dispatchers received a call of shots fired at Berkey Hall at 8:18 p.m. local time, and officers entered the building two minutes later. At 8:24, McRae entered the Union building, and the first report of a shooting there was made at 8:26 p.m. At the same time, McRae exited the Union and left campus.
Emergency alerts were sent at 8:30 and 8:31 p.m., and by 11:18 p.m., a photo of McRae had been shared on social media. At 11:35 p.m., 911 dispatchers received a call of a person matching McRae's description walking down a road. At 11:49 p.m., officers approached McRae, and he shot himself. The department reported that, in total, "2.5 days worth of calls" were received by 911 dispatchers in the five-hour window from when the shooting happened and when McRae died.
The news release emphasized that the investigation remains ongoing, and that further updates may be shared in the future.
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