An athlete studying biology and a 19-year-old aspiring surgeon were among the three people killed in a shooting at Michigan State University.
Police revealed their identities on Tuesday. In the attack on Monday night, five more victims are still in critical condition.
Police reported that all of the victims were university students.
The dream job of 19-year-old Arielle Diamond Anderson was pediatric surgery.
Her family said in a statement that she "was sweet and loving with an infectious smile that was very contagious" and that she "was working diligently to graduate from Michigan State University early to achieve her goals as quickly as possible.".
"This heinous act of violence against her and so many other innocent victims has completely devastated us. ".
Alex Verner, another victim, graduated from Clawson High School in 2020 and intends to pursue a career in forensic science and biology.
According to the Detroit Free Press, Superintendent Billy Shellenbarger wrote a letter to the parents of the Clawson Public School students that stated, "Alex was and is incredibly loved by everyone.".
She was an outstanding student, athlete, leader, and kindness personified every day of her life! If you knew her, you loved her, and we will always be aware of the profound influence she had on all of us. ".
Brian Fraser, a business student from Grosse Pointe, was in his second year at the university.
Additionally, he presided over the Phi Delta Theta chapter.
According to a Phi Delta Theta social media post, "Brian was our leader, and we loved him.".
He had great love and respect for his Phi Delta Theta brothers, his family, Michigan State University, and the fraternity. As our chapter supports one another through this trying time, we will deeply miss Brian and mourn his passing. ".
When Jennifer Mancini received a call that her daughter was experiencing yet another incident of gun violence, she had just spent the previous year assisting her daughter in recovering from a terrifying high school shooting in Oxford, Michigan.
From across the street, according to Ms. Mancini's daughter, the shots could be heard. She instructed her to turn off the lights, lock the door, and maintain silence.
Ms. Mancini told the Detroit Free Press that she was thinking, "I can't believe this is happening again.".
Many students on the East Lansing campus witnessed the second school shooting of their lives on Monday, including Ms. Mancini's daughter, who she chose not to identify out of respect for people's privacy.
Students who were on campus at the time of the attack recalled feeling panicky as they jumped out of windows, hid in corners, and ran out of buildings to get away from the shooter.
Twenty-six people were killed in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Connecticut, ten years ago, according to Jackie Matthews, a different student.
The student claimed in a video that she had sustained a chronic lower back injury while huddling in a corner with her classmates during the elementary school attack.
The student in the video stated, "I'm 21 years old.". The fact that I have now experienced a second mass shooting is incomprehensible. ".
We must do more than just offer love and prayers, she continued. Legislation is required. This cannot continue to happen. ".
It sounded like a stampede to Jane Nodland, a 22-year-old nursing student. Ms. Nodland admitted to the New York Times, "I thought I was going to die.". He sounded like he was in the room with me. ".
Police have not yet established a motive. Anthony McRae, the 43-year-old suspect, was unrelated to the school and passed away from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
For some students, Monday marked the second time in less than two years that they had seen school gun violence.
When a 15-year-old opened fire at Oxford High School on November 30, 2021, killing four students and injuring seven others, Ms. Mancini said her daughter lost two of her closest friends.
According to Andrea Ferguson, her daughter was also on Oxford, Ohio, school property at the time of the shooting, as reported by WDIV. She claimed that a number of the friends of her daughter who survived the shooting in Oxford were present on the Michigan State University campus on Monday.
Ms. Ferguson said, "I never expected to have to experience two school shootings in my lifetime. "It was like living through Oxford again.
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