DETROIT — More details emerged Thursday about the five Michigan State University students wounded in a deadly shooting rampage Monday on campus, including improvements among some of the hospitalized.
One of the five wounded students has been upgraded to stable condition, MSU Board of Trustees Chair Rema Vassar said during a Thursday press conference. All five students were in critical condition Wednesday at Lansing's Sparrow Hospital.
Two of the wounded students are Chinese and have undergone surgical treatment at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, according to a statement from the spokesperson for the Chinese Consulate in Chicago. The two students "are out of danger," according to the statement, and "the hospital is further evaluating the next treatment plan."
The families of the injured Chinese students have been contacted by the Consulate General, which is helping them to travel to the United States, according to the statement. The consulate also reached out to MSU's Chinese Student Association and reminded all Chinese citizens, including international students, to pay close attention to their local security.
As of spring 2021, China sent the most international students to MSU out of every country represented at the university with 2,363 students, according to the Office for International Students and Scholars.
Eight students were shot when a gunman terrorized MSU's campus for several hours on Monday night. The Chinese students were among five who were injured. Three students were killed at two locations on campus: Brian Fraser of Grosse Pointe, 20; Alexandria Verner of Clawson, 20; and Arielle Anderson of Harper Woods, 19.
Another wounded student is a Hartland High School graduate, according to media reports.
The MSU Police and Public Safety department said it is trying to determine the motive behind suspected gunman Anthony McRae's shooting spree. The gunman later took his own life as two police officers approached him nearly four miles northwest of campus.
A sister of one of the five wounded created an online fundraiser that has already raised more than $200,000 to pay for medical bills. Guadalupe Huapilla-Perez is a hospitality business junior at MSU and a student in the university's College Assistance Migrant Program.
Her sister, Selena Huapilla-Perez, wrote on a GoFundMe page that Guadalupe faces "months of care and subsequent rehabilitation."
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