{"id":90125,"date":"2023-02-16T05:58:19","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T11:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=90125"},"modified":"2023-02-16T05:58:19","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T11:58:19","slug":"90125","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=90125","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Salient point: He was walking around the area for an hour, and as soon as he was &#8216;confronted&#8217; ( if you can call it that) he committed suicide. The only way you can have a chance of stopping this kind of mental case is to be armed and take him out when he starts. And again, &#8216;gun free zones&#8217;<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><em> aren&#8217;t<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/michigan-state-university-gunman-two-handguns-multiple-loaded-magazines-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michigan State University gunman had two handguns and multiple loaded magazines<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Michigan State University gunman Anthony McRae had two handguns and multiple loaded magazines when he was located by police dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Monday evening, Fox 2 Detroit reports.<\/p>\n<p>McRae, 43, opened fire inside an academic hall on MSU&#8217;s campus around 8:18 p.m. then walked to the student union and fired more shots, leaving three undergraduates dead and five others wounded.<\/p>\n<p>Police released surveillance images of McRae during the hours-long manhunt and a tip from the community led authorities to his location about four miles off-campus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Officers spotted McRae and called out to him, at which point he shot and killed himself, Fox 2 Detroit reported on Wednesday, citing law enforcement sources. He was carrying one handgun, and had a second handgun and multiple loaded magazine in a backpack.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Surveillance video showed McRae walking on an empty street and in a back alley roughly one hour after the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>A note that was found in his pocket indicated threats to two public schools in Ewing Township, New Jersey. Police said that McRae had &#8220;local ties to Ewing Township&#8221; and &#8220;had a history of mental health issues.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have been tight-lipped publicly about the weapons used in the attack and how McRae obtained them.<\/p>\n<p>He was previously charged with carrying a concealed weapon without a license in the summer of 2019, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison that would have prohibited him from owning a gun.<\/p>\n<p>In October 2019, prosecutors dropped that felony count after he pleaded guilty to a lesser misdemeanor charge of possession of a loaded firearm in a vehicle. He was sentenced to 18 months of probation, which ended in May 2021.<\/p>\n<p>A neighbor told Fox 2 Detroit that police were also previously called on McRae because he shot guns in the backyard of his house.<\/p>\n<p>His brother, Michael McRae, told Fox News Digital that Anthony&#8217;s life started to unravel after their mother died in September 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He lived a sheltered world,&#8221; Michael said, noting Anthony stopped taking care of himself and refused to look for work. &#8220;He started changing. He was getting more and more bitter and angry. I&#8217;m asking him, \u2018What\u2019s on your mind?&#8217; But he wouldn&#8217;t talk to me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Michigan State University identified the three victims as Arielle Anderson, a sophomore from Grosse Pointe; Brian Fraser, a sophomore also from Grosse Point; and Alexandria Verner, a junior from Clawson.<br \/>\nMichigan State University identified the three victims as Arielle Anderson, a sophomore from Grosse Pointe; Brian Fraser, a sophomore also from Grosse Point; and Alexandria Verner, a junior from Clawson. (Fox News)<\/p>\n<p>McRae had no affiliation with the university and police are still searching for a motive in the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>The three students killed in the attack were identified on Tuesday as Alexandria Verner, a junior from Clawson; Arielle Anderson, a sophomore from Grosse Pointe; and Brian Fraser, a sophomore also from Grosse Point.<\/p>\n<p>Five victims were critically wounded in the shooting and are being treated at Sparrow Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Salient point: He was walking around the area for an hour, and as soon as he was &#8216;confronted&#8217; ( if you can call it that) he committed suicide. The only way you can have a chance of stopping this kind of mental case is to be armed and take him out when he starts. 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