3 dead victims identified in Michigan State shooting that also wounded 5

As authorities search for a motive in the shooting at Michigan State University by a gunman who had no known connection to the school and who later killed himself, university police on Tuesday identified the three students killed.

Brian Fraser, a sophomore from Grosse Pointe, Michigan; Alexandria Verner, a junior from Clawson, Michigan; and Arielle Anderson, a junior from Grosse Pointe, were killed, university police said in a statement.

Five other students remain hospitalized in critical condition from Monday’s shooting in East Lansing.

Teresa K. Woodruff, interim president of Michigan State, said at a news conference Tuesday that the community is in mourning and offered peace and condolences to the victims’ families.

“Our Spartan hearts are broken,” Woodruff said. “We struggled to comprehend we lost families, friends, classmates, and our hearts go out to the victims and families of the senseless tragedy.”

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