A suspect has been named in the shooting at Michigan State University that left three students dead and five more injured.
Chris Rozman, the temporary deputy chief of the campus police department, identified the accused as Anthony McRae, 43. At a news conference on Tuesday, Rozman stated that Lansing was where McRae was found after authorities received a tip at about 11:35 p.m. on Monday.
Following an altercation with cops, McRae died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Rozman. He also said that no motive for the shooting had been found by investigators yet.
Anthony McRae’s criminal history:
According to Rozman, the suspect, also known as Anthony D. McRae and Anthony Dwayne McRae, passed away in Lansing. Scanner audio indicates that he was carrying many magazines and a second gun in his rucksack when he passed away from a headshot wound.
According to property records, McRae resided with his father, Michael McRae. As a result, officers established a perimeter around 128 E. Howe, a Lansing house, after his father requested a welfare check on him last week. McRae’s associated Facebook account has since been deleted as well.
According to Michigan court documents available online, McRae was charged with carrying a weapon in 2019. Records show that after being first charged with a felony, he eventually entered into a plea deal for a less serious charge.
McRae admitted to possessing a loaded firearm, according to the Michigan Department of Corrections Offender Tracking Information System. He was given a maximum penalty of one year and six months of probation, but on May 14, 2021, he was freed from monitoring. When confronted by police, he claimed that he was carrying the handgun because he was walking to the store to buy cigarettes and was concerned for his safety.
According to court records, he also received numerous traffic tickets in Lansing, including one for operating a vehicle while his license was suspended.
