MSU shooting 2023

Lawyers for slain students Brian Fraser and Arielle Anderson, and for an injured student, Hanyang Tao, filed court papers that may be a prelude to suit. Seven of the eight students shot in February have now filed court notices. 

A lawyer for Hao, one of five critically injured students, said MSU acted with ‘gross negligence’ in its safety and security actions. He is the third injured student to file notice of suit. Three other students were killed in the February attack.

The family of one of the three students killed in the Feb. 13 mass shooting contends MSU had “dangerous or defective” building conditions that made it easier for the shooter to access the building where Alexandria Verner and several other students were shot.

Lawyers for two critically injured students say they intend to sue the university for ‘gross negligence’ for security failures that allowed a gunman to easily access classrooms and buildings, killing three and injuring five others.

More than 4,200 people donated to the Spartan Strong Fund, which will also pay for ongoing support to victims, mental health services and more.

The university is using outdoor speakers and phones and an app to increase access to emergency alerts following the Feb. 13 mass shooting that killed or injured eight students. Crews are also adding classroom door locks this summer.

A sergeant sought a campus-wide lockdown 2 minutes into the shooting, reports show. By the time it was finally issued, another student was killed.  

Newly released dispatch records show multiple callers offered a description of the gunman soon after shooting. A deluge of tips about everything from suspicious trucks to loud sounds may have diverted police.

The latest reliable news about the Feb. 13 shooting that killed three students and injured five others before the suspected gunman killed himself.