Two weeks after a mass shooting at Michigan State University, state lawmakers began mulling gun safety measures including universal background checks, safe storage and ‘red flag’ laws
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MSU police can’t explain 13-minute alert gap, remain mum on shooting details
MSU police offered a new explanation Wednesday for why it took 13 minutes after the first shooting reports to issue an active shooter warning to students. In that time, the gunman had moved from Berkey Hall to the MSU Union, where a third student was killed.
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Classroom locks, active intruder training promised after MSU shootings
Interim President Teresa Woodruff announced a series of future security upgrades on Wednesday that range from restricting public access to buildings to school-wide training sessions following a deadly mass shooting Feb. 13.
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Michigan State shooting: Alerts to students delayed as police rushed to campus
All on-duty officers rushed to the gunman, leaving no one initially to send an alert to students to ‘run, hide, fight.’ The text came 13 minutes after the first 9-1-1 call, as the gunman had moved to another building.
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MSU shooting: fourth victim identified, discharged from hospital
Troy Forbush of Okemos publicly identified himself as one of the five MSU students critically injured in a mass shooting on the East Lansing campus two weeks ago. He is the first of the five to be released from the hospital, according to his Facebook page.
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MSU shooting update: University to ask state for more security money
Trustee Chair Rema Vassar said MSU is rushing to ask the Legislature for security upgrade funds, which will likely include tightening building access. She also signaled an upcoming review of campus security by outside experts.
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Michigan State shooting: third victim identified, in critical condition
Nate Statly is a 2020 graduate of Hartland Community Schools in Livingston County. He remains in critical condition.
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Michigan State students demand tougher security at emotional town hall
At a town hall meeting on campus Tuesday night, Michigan State students had their first public opportunity to directly address university leaders about the deadly mass shooting Feb. 13. They pushed for restricted access to buildings and more flexibility from professors.
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‘She will live forever:’ loved ones honor MSU shooting victim Arielle Anderson
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said during a Tuesday funeral service in Detroit that while Anderson’s life was cut short in the cruelest of ways, her impact was undeniable.
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On ‘Spartan Stronger’ website, Michigan State students process their grief
MSU student Kirin Krafthefer created the site as a forum for MSU students to share their experiences from the campus shooting. She said students are too often left out of debates about how to prevent and respond to mass shootings, when they “should be leading this conversation.”