Authorities on Tuesday identified the suspected gunman who killed three students at Michigan State University and wounded five others as 43-year-old Anthony McRae.
Investigators said that the suspect, who lived in Lansing with his father, had no connection to the school. He reportedly planned to attack two other public schools in Ewing New Jersey, according to a note found in his pocket.
Neighbors of McRae said that police responded to the home he shared with his dad multiple times since his release from jail in 2021 over gunshot sounds.
McRae reportedly held target practice in his backyard and was sent to jail over weapons charges in 2019.
On social media, the depraved killer ranted about religion posting chilling pictures of exorcism, and of himself with crucifixes and bible verses.
McRae started his murder spree on the MSU campus at 8:18 p.m. Monday shooting two students to death and wounding three at Berkey Hall. He then walked about 10 minutes to Union Hall, where he killed a third student and injured two others.
At around 12:30 p.m., authorities announced that the gunman died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
“This is the beginning of a long healing process for those affected,” MSU Police Chief Marlon Lynch said.
“There are several different crime scenes that we are processing with our state and federal partners and there is a lot of work to be done.”
