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On Feb 13, 2023, Michigan State University was added to the somber list of American sites defiled by a gunman.
236 minutes of terror at MSU: Barricaded with a gunman on the loose
Read my investigation into how students ran and hid for their lives for hours while the gunman eluded law enforcement. Coupled with misinformation on the public police scanner, this piece provides a vivid account of the shooting and its immediate aftermath.
Michigan State to pay $15 million to families of three shooting victims
A first step towawds of closure for the families still grappling with the loss of their child.
Details emerge about Michigan State shooter, students killed
Live feed coverage as the shooting unfolded.
Five remain in critical condition as Michigan State tries to recover
Michigan State University, a college that prides itself on its open community and campus, was shaken by the shooting. Five students were placed in intensive care as students streamed out of campus.
MSU students grew up on lockdown drills. The shooting is a call to action.
A lockdown generation in crisis in the face of arthritic political action.
MSU shooter’s motive unknown; he had note threatening N.J. schools
Police identified the gunman as a 43-year-old with no apparent connection to Michigan State.
At Michigan State, a return to classes prompts fear, anger and protest
Not all students returned to class the Monday after the shooting. Some were fearful, some were furious.
The bloodstains were erased, but fear and sadness remained as students tried to take back a campus that had turned into the scene of a crime.
