Michigan State University

2023 - 2 - 14

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Michigan State University Shooting: What We Know (The New York Times)

A gunman opened fire Monday night in two university buildings, killing three people and wounding five others. He was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot ...

The authorities also had not announced what type of weapon or weapons were used in the shooting. In the meantime, all campus activities, including classes and athletics, have been canceled for two days. The identities of the victims, and details about their connection to the university, have not yet been released. The authorities have not yet identified the suspect but said he was a 43-year-old man who was not affiliated with the university. Woodruff, the interim president of Michigan State, said it was a day of “shock and heartbreak.” After a three-hour manhunt, the university police said the gunman was found off campus and had died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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3 killed, 5 injured in Michigan State University shooting rampage ... (USA TODAY)

A gunman killed three people and wounded five others on the campus of Michigan State University before taking his own life, police said.

Rozman said officers had confronted the shooter miles away from the shooting scene, and that he died by a “self-inflicted gunshot wound." Five people were rushed to Sparrow Hospital in critical condition, he said.] [Hundreds of law enforcement officers from local, state and federal agencies responded to the shooting "in a coordinated effort," Rozman said. Rozman said two people were killed at Berkey Hall and another was killed at the student union before the gunman apparently fled. Finkelstein said he was hiding under a pile of dirty laundry in his first-floor room. "The sad truth is I doubt we're going to be the last. McRae was not a student or employee of the school and no connection to the school was immediately determined.] “Everyone was running in fear," he said. Two of those killed and several of the wounded were found there, he said. He said four of the five needed immediate surgery and that all five remained in critical condition Tuesday.] [He lauded physicians and staff at the hospital for dealing with the mass casualty event.] ["We practice this very often but hope we never have to do it," he said. "We want to sincerely thank our community for their help," campus police said in a Twitter post. Rozman said authorities reviewed security camera footage after the shooting, found frames that included the shooter and released his photo. McRae killed himself and a firearm was recovered at the scene, Rozman said.

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Gunman at Michigan State University kills three and himself (Reuters)

A 43-year-old gunman killed three students and wounded five others at Michigan State University before an hours-long manhunt ended with the suspect's death ...

Three victims were killed and five were taken to a hospital in the nearby city of Lansing, the state capital, all of them listed in critical condition, he said. That advisory was lifted once the suspect's death was confirmed. He was holding what appeared to be a pistol in one hand. "We will take two days ... He confirmed the gunman had no known affiliation to the university. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story

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Michigan State University shooting: 3 killed, 5 injured, suspected ... (CBS News)

The suspect died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound off-campus, police said, adding that he had no known ties to the school and they had "no idea" what his ...

we will do that with the full support of the state of Michigan and the federal government." MSU President Teresa Woodruff said at one of the police news conferences that, "We will take two days where we will move to an emergency operation to give ourselves time to think and breathe and be together. We will mourn the loss of beautiful souls and pray for those fighting for their lives in the hospital." "We mourn the loss of beautiful souls today and pray for those to continue to fight for their lives," the governor said. Whitmer said in a statement that "MSU's campus is a special place for so many, and it is now the site of another senseless act of gun violence. The suspect was located off campus in Lansing after a manhunt and died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. The FBI and additional federal law enforcement are already on campus to support local and state response efforts underway." Michigan State Police initially confirmed the death toll on Monday night, announcing that five people were hospitalized with injuries and noting that all were in critical condition. The fifth student was immediately admitted to the medical center's critical care unit, and all five remained in critical condition on Tuesday morning, according to the representative. While officers were there, MSU police received another round of calls reporting a second shooting inside the MSU Union building nearby, where authorities then found the third victim, according to Rozman. The gunman was later found dead in Lansing of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. McRae was neither a current nor former student or faculty member at Michigan State, said Chris Rozman, the university's interim deputy chief of police and public safety.

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Michigan State University suspends all sport after gunman kills three ... (Irish Mirror)

At least three people have been killed after a gunman - who also died from a gunshot wound - opened fire in two separate buildings at Michigan State ...

Counselling and Psychiatric Services and the Employee Assistance Program will be making programming and services available in the coming days. MSU confirmed in a statement on Monday that all activities - including both study, sport and 'campus-related activities' - had been cancelled for 48 hours. All classes – virtual and in-person – are cancelled, as are athletic events and all other campus activities for at least 48 hours. A decision on whether these activities will go ahead is still yet to be announced. A mass manhunt was then carried out around the surrounding areas for the gunman, before it was revealed he had also died due to a gunshot wound. He then made his way to the student union where he killed one more victim.

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Gunman kills 3, then himself at Michigan State University (ScrippsNews)

Officials do not know why the 43-year-old man targeted the campus. He was not a student or employee and had no affiliation with the university.

Kunkel and about 13 other students turned off the lights and acted like there “was a shooter right outside the door,” he said. in which at least four people were killed or wounded, according to the Gun Violence Archive. “This is supposed to be a place where I’m coming, learning and bettering myself. “Her hands were completely covered in blood. Dozens of people have died in “I wasn’t ready to accept that this is really going on next door,” Kunkel said. It was on her pants and her shoes. He was not a student or employee and had no affiliation with the university, according to campus police. [shooting](https://scrippsnews.com/categories/guns/) began Monday night at an academic building and later moved to the nearby student union, a popular gathering spot for students to eat or study. “They’ve been hiding, all the lights off in a dark room,” Adams said. The shooter eventually killed himself, police announced early Tuesday. Four hours after the first shots were reported, police announced the man’s death.

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Suspect identified as Anthony McRae after 3 Michigan State ... (CBS News)

The suspect died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound off-campus, police said, adding that he had no known ties to the school and they had "no idea" what his ...

we will do that with the full support of the state of Michigan and the federal government." MSU President Teresa Woodruff said at one of the police news conferences that, "We will take two days where we will move to an emergency operation to give ourselves time to think and breathe and be together. For many there will be anxiety, depression, and the feeling of being unsafe and violated," said Oxford Sheriff Mike Bouchard in a separate Denny Martin, the interim president and chief marketing officer at Sparrow Hospital, said one of the students was alert and interacting with members of their care team in an update shared with CBS News. Numerous colleges and universities shared messages on social media in response to the tragedy, with the University of Michigan additionally announcing plans to hold a vigil on the school's Ann Arbor campus on Wednesday night. A White House official told CBS News early Tuesday that President Biden had been briefed on the shooting and spoke to Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Police located McRae's body in the city of Lansing at around 11:30 p.m. They did not share the name of the third student who was fatally shot "in respect to the families' wishes." Michigan State Police initially confirmed the death toll on Monday night, announcing that five people were hospitalized with injuries and noting that all were in critical condition. The gunman was later found dead in Lansing of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. Because he did not have a legally-required concealed carry permit, McRae was first charged with carrying a concealed weapon, which is a felony punishable by up to five years in prison, the prosecutor said. McRae was neither a current nor former student or faculty member at Michigan State, said Chris Rozman, the university's interim deputy chief of police and public safety.

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Michigan State: Three students killed in shooting at university (BBC News)

The police said a caller's tip led them to the gunman, who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The shirts were handed out to survivors of the Oxford High School shooting near Detroit, Michigan 15 months ago. He was not a student, faculty, or staff, current or previous," Chris Rozman of the Michigan State University Police said. "If this is not a wake-up call to do something, I don't know what is." In a text message, the daughter said: "I heard somebody get shot, Mom. I could smell the gunpowder." Police said the suspect then walked over to the nearby MSU Union building, where they received several more reports of gunshots. Meanwhile, police in New Jersey said a town's public and private schools were closed on Tuesday due to a threat connected to the Michigan State suspect. The shooting is the latest in a growing number in schools and college campuses across the US. Some reported on social media that they were hiding. "We went to school here, we got children here, we got family, this is us," said Marlon Lynch, chief of campus police at the university. The victims were all students at the university, police said, and the injured remain in critical condition. Three students were killed and five others injured after a gunman opened fire on the Michigan State University (MSU) campus on Monday night.

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Michigan State University Shooting: What We Know About The ... (Forbes)

Anthony Wayne McRae targeted two buildings on Michigan State's campus—Berkey Hall and the student union—before fatally shooting himself in a confrontation with ...

Two students were killed and several others were critically injured at Berkey Hall, according to Rozman, while one student was killed at the MSU Union. An ensuing hours-long manhunt forced the university to order its students to shelter as federal law enforcement, including the FBI, were deployed to the East Lansing campus. Michigan State University police responded to reports of a shooting on the university’s campus shortly after 8 p.m. The names of the victims will be released later Tuesday, Rozman added. That’s how many mass shootings—incidents where four or more people were killed or injured—have been reported across the U.S. since the start of this year,

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3 students dead after Michigan State University shooting (PBS NewsHour)

A gunman who opened fire at Michigan State University killed three students and wounded five. The shooter eventually killed himself, police announced early ...

Kunkel and about 13 other students turned off the lights and acted like there “was a shooter right outside the door,” he said. “As soon as I fell out of the window I kind of hit the ground a little. He told ABC’s “Good Morning America” that a few seconds later, the gunman entered and fired three to four more rounds while the students took cover. I just grabbed my backpack and my phone, and I remember I just ran for my life.” He let off four more rounds and when it went silent for about 30 seconds to a minute, two of my classmates started breaking open a window, and that took about 30 seconds to happen. It was on her pants and her shoes. He was unsure whether gunfire hit any of the students. when he and the other students heard a gunshot outside the classroom. The shootings led to a campus lockdown and a manhunt that ended roughly three hours later. “We have absolutely no idea what the motive was,” said Chris Rozman, deputy chief of campus police, adding that McRae was not a student or Michigan State employee. … Another place that is supposed to be about community and togetherness shattered by bullets and bloodshed,” Whitmer said. Investigators still were sorting out why Anthony McRae fired inside Berkey Hall and the MSU Union — a popular place for students to eat and study — shortly before 8:30 p.m.

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Police seek motive of gunman who killed three at Michigan State ... (BreakingNews.ie)

“We have absolutely no idea what the motive was,” said Chris Rozman, deputy chief of campus police, adding that McRae, of Lansing, was not a student or Michigan ...

“As soon as I fell out of the window I kind of hit the ground a little. He let off four more rounds and when it went silent for about 30 seconds to a minute, two of my classmates started breaking open a window, and that took about 30 seconds to happen. He was unsure whether gunfire hit any of the students. We had no idea where he was at that point,” the deputy chief said. “We never spoke to him,” Ms Shook said. … Another place that is supposed to be about community and togetherness shattered by bullets and bloodshed,” Ms Whitmer said.

Statement from President Joe Biden on the Shooting at Michigan ... (The White House)

Jill and I are praying for the three students killed and the five students fighting for their lives after last night's shooting at Michigan State University ...

I assured her that we would continue to provide the resources and support needed in the weeks ahead. Action is what we owe to those grieving today in Michigan and across America. Jill and I are praying for the three students killed and the five students fighting for their lives after last night’s shooting at Michigan State University.

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What We Know About the Michigan State Shooting Victims (The New York Times)

Three students were killed in the shooting at the university's campus on Monday night and five others were wounded.

Her mother is a teacher, he said, and her father sits on the school board. Billy Shellenbarger, the superintendent of Clawson Public Schools, characterized her as “a quiet leader” and a “phenomenal student.” He said in an interview that he had known Ms. Whenever she went to a game, he said, she would call him as he watched on television from his home in Florida. “She was a living angel,” he said. Anderson was studying to become a doctor because she wanted to help others, her grandfather, Dwayne Thomas, said in a telephone interview. All three were killed on the Michigan State University campus Monday night, when gunfire rang out in a classroom building and the student union.

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Internet Hoax Spreads False ID on Michigan State University ... (FactCheck.org)

Police identified the suspect in the Feb. 13 mass shooting at Michigan State University as Anthony Dwayne McRae, who shot and killed himself.

He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.](https://perma.cc/LB5W-XWZ2)” Twitter. [Twitter account](https://perma.cc/7WHG-PRRY) that posts frequently about religious topics. Facebook has [no control](https://www.factcheck.org/2017/07/debunking-fake-news/) over our editorial content. “](https://replay.perma.cc/static/vendors/replay-web-page/w/id-61f419c2bbeb/mp_/https://twitter.com/msupolice) [UPDATE: The person who committed these homicides is 43-year-old Anthony Dwayne McRae. Our previous stories can be found [here](https://www.factcheck.org/fake-news/). [press conference](https://perma.cc/J5NH-NF7T) shortly before 12:30 a.m. That was about four hours after the initial shots-fired [alert](https://perma.cc/2CES-PECD) went out. That tweet was viewed more than a million times, according to Twitter’s view count, before it was deleted and the account posted an [apology](https://perma.cc/U3S9-F23Z). I got doxxed in 2018 & it was entirely without consequence.](https://perma.cc/48J4-E9NP)” Twitter. [I didnt have a choice after the German Idealism video so lol— I don’t really care is what I realized. The original tweet was also copied and shared as a [screenshot meme](https://perma.cc/BDW3-YADE) on Facebook. Police identified the suspect in the Feb.

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Family, friends mourn Michigan State shooting victims: An aspiring ... (USA TODAY)

Michigan State University shooting victims Brian Fraser, Arielle Anderson, and Alexandria Verner were from metro Detroit. What we know about them.

“Brian was our leader, and we loved him,” the fraternity said. Another was a science student with fond memories of her days as a high-school athlete — and the third was a frequent volunteer who wanted to become a pediatrician. The fraternity said its members were “heartbroken" over the loss of Fraser. She was studying forensics at Michigan State University. Davis said Anderson spending time with her aunt may have opened her eyes to a career in medicine. “She’s kind, loving, caring, compassionate, driven,” and "very family oriented,” Davis said.

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NEWS RELEASE: Active Shooter Incident – MSU Police and Public ... (MSU Police)

EAST LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety (MSU DPPS) is saddened to share information regarding the tragedy ...

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Victims identified in Michigan State University shooting (BBC News)

Police release the identities of those killed in a shooting at Michigan State University on Monday.

Andrea Ferguson's daughter was also on school grounds in Oxford during the shooting, she told local outlet WDIV. "I am 21 years old," the student said in the video. "It was like reliving Oxford all over again." She told her to turn the lights off, lock the door and stay silent. "We can no longer just provide love and prayers," she added. "She was a tremendous student, athlete, leader and exemplified kindness every day of her life!...

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Before Michigan State Shooting, Some Students Survived Sandy ... (The New York Times)

They were just children when the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., killed 26 students, teachers and staff members in 2012. Nine years ...

“I was starting to feel that sense of security there, so having it gone again is not a good feeling,” she said. “The people that I teach have not only lived through active shooter drills and actual mass shootings, but we somehow have to prepare them to be the adults in the room when more inevitable school shootings happen,” Dr. In one TikTok video, a student who was at Sandy Hook Elementary on the day of the shooting said it was “incomprehensible” to have lived through two mass shootings in her 21 years. On Monday night, she and her roommate barricaded their dorm room door with a dresser and their bathroom door with a hamper, and hid under their desks. Riddle, the Oxford High graduate who is now at Michigan State, remembered hiding in the band room in high school the day of that 2021 shooting. “She changed the game if you were friends with her, if you knew her,” he said. Woodruff, the school’s interim president, said that classes would be canceled until Monday morning, and that other operations were on a modified schedule. McRae had ties to Ewing but had not lived there for several years, the Ewing Township Police Department said in a statement. Winnie Brinks, the Senate majority leader, said the Senate would be taking action soon on “common sense” legislation, though details on the proposals were not immediately clear. The archive, a nonprofit research organization, defines a mass shooting as one in which at least four people were killed or injured. Anderson, who loved to roller skate and attend Michigan State basketball games, was studying to become a doctor because she wanted to help others, her grandfather, Dwayne Thomas, said in a telephone interview. “She was a living angel,” he said.

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Gunman kills three, injures five at Michigan State (Inside Higher Ed)

A gunman unaffiliated with the university killed three students and critically wounded five others before killing himself.

[Thomas Meixner](https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2023/02/02/report-warnings-ignored-u-ariz-professor-killed), a professor at the University of Arizona, was killed in October, allegedly by Murad Dervish, an expelled graduate student. [Two Iowa State University](https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2022/06/06/2-iowa-state-students-killed-church) students were shot to death outside a church in June. One of the students was trying to save other students when he was killed. [threatened a mass shooting at UCLA](https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2023/02/01/man-who-threatened-ucla-found-unfit-trial) as well as killing individual faculty members, has been found by a judge to not be capable of standing trial. Michigan State canceled a men’s basketball game against the University of Minnesota scheduled for Wednesday night, The Detroit Free Press reported. At the news conference, officials said they had no indication as yet of the motive for the shootings. They should not be the sites of bloodshed,” Action is what we owe to those grieving today in Michigan and across America.” Authorities said at a news conference Tuesday that the gunman was Anthony McRae, a 43-year-old with no connection to Michigan State. A gunman shot and killed three students at Michigan State University Monday night. The shootings started shortly after 8 p.m. “He was a good kid,” said his father, Sean Fraser.

Mass shooting at Michigan State University leaves 3 students dead ... (Valley Public Radio)

AILSA CHANG, HOST: Yet another community is now reeling after a deadly school shooting. This time, it's East Lansing, Mich. A gunman killed and wounded ...

JACKSON: MSU's campus is just a few miles down the road from the state capitol. WINNIE BRINKS: Whether it's mass shootings, homicides or suicide, we know there is not one bill or one policy that can make all of that go away overnight. JACKSON: After the mass shooting at Oxford High School, state lawmakers proposed safe storage and red flag gun laws, but they never moved under what was then a Republican-controlled legislature. It was in November of 2021 that a student at Oxford High School opened fire on his classmates, killing four. JACKSON: Three students died during the shooting. A gunman killed and wounded students at Michigan State University last night.

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Michigan State University shooting: Gunman who killed three 'may ... (Sky News)

Anthony McRae, 43, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after opening fire on students at the East Lansing campus on Monday night.

"He kept lying to me about it and told me he got rid of it. Meanwhile, families and friends of the three people who died have been paying tribute after their identities were revealed. "Brian was our leader, and we loved him," it said in a statement. He said his son had struggled since his mother died in 2020, staying in his room for hours and not taking care of his appearance. [motive and any links to MSU are still unknown](https://news.sky.com/story/anthony-mcrae-police-name-michigan-gunman-and-say-they-have-absolutely-no-idea-of-motive-behind-shooting-12810848), but he had a history of mental illness and his neighbour described him as a "hell-raiser" who would fire his gun at home. "I told him to get rid of the gun," Michael McRae told The Washington Post.

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Mass shooting at Michigan State University leaves 3 dead and 5 ... (CNN)

A mass shooting at Michigan State University left three people dead and five others injured Monday evening, triggering an hourslong manhunt and ...

But with a university our size and the areas that we are responsible for, that becomes a task,” Lynch said. “This truly has been a nightmare that we are living tonight,” Rozman said. “This community is struggling to understand why they are the latest in what is a uniquely American experience, and understanding and experiencing a mass shooting in their midst.” “We want to wrap our warm arms around every family that is touched by this tragedy and give them the peace that passeth understanding in moments like this… we will change over time,” Woodruff said. Both CNN and GVA define a mass shooting as a shooting that wounded or killed four or more people, not including the shooter. MSU Vice President for Public Safety and Chief of Police Marlon Lynch said responding to the shooting was a “monumental task” due in part to the size of the campus. in his apartment when he saw police cars and ambulances speeding down Grand River Avenue. The first report of shots fired came at 8:18 p.m. “Tonight has been horrific. He then saw people running out of the Union building. Officers responded to the building within minutes and found several shooting victims, including two who died, Rozman said.

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Motive behind Michigan State University mass shooting remains ... (CNN)

As police share new details about the gunman in the Michigan State University mass shooting that left three people dead and five others wounded, ...

Fraser served as the president of the Michigan Beta Chapter of Phi Delta Theta, the fraternity said in a statement. The students eventually fled out of an exterior door to a store in the area, her father Matt Riddle said. “The teacher was presenting a lesson and all of sudden I heard gunshots directly behind me. Court records show the suspect was arrested in 2019 and charged with a felony for carrying a concealed weapon without a permit. “They live with this the entire time.” Dewane released a statement on McRae’s history, saying “It is a routine matter in nearly all criminal cases that the recommended sentence is not the same as the legal maximum. “He was getting more and more bitter. Even if he were convicted by a jury of the original charge, Anthony McRae would not have been recommended for a jail or prison sentence.” It also marked the 67th mass shooting – with four or more shot, not including a gunman – so far in 2023, according to data from the [Gun Violence Archive](https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/). “This is an individual who just recently was off probation for a gun offense and in the exact same area. McRae had lived with his father in a small house in Lansing, Michigan. Police said the tipster pointed them to the gunman’s location 17 minutes after they released surveillance photos of him.

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Gunman kills three, injures five at Michigan State (Inside Higher Ed)

A gunman unaffiliated with the university killed three students and critically wounded five others before killing himself.

[Thomas Meixner](https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2023/02/02/report-warnings-ignored-u-ariz-professor-killed), a professor at the University of Arizona, was killed in October, allegedly by Murad Dervish, an expelled graduate student. [National Academies release antiracism, DEI recommendations](/news/2023/02/15/national-academies-release-antiracism-dei-recommendations) [Most Forms of Faculty and Staff Training Don’t Work Well [Two Iowa State University](https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2022/06/06/2-iowa-state-students-killed-church) students were shot to death outside a church in June. [threatened a mass shooting at UCLA](https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2023/02/01/man-who-threatened-ucla-found-unfit-trial) as well as killing individual faculty members, has been found by a judge to not be capable of standing trial. One of the students was trying to save other students when he was killed. Michigan State canceled a men’s basketball game against the University of Minnesota scheduled for Wednesday night, The Detroit Free Press reported. At the news conference, officials said they had no indication as yet of the motive for the shootings. Action is what we owe to those grieving today in Michigan and across America.” They should not be the sites of bloodshed,” Authorities said at a news conference Tuesday that the gunman was Anthony McRae, a 43-year-old with no connection to Michigan State. A gunman shot and killed three students at Michigan State University Monday night. “He was a good kid,” said his father, Sean Fraser.

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