LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer labeled gun violence "a uniquely American problem" and said things don't "have to be this way" early Tuesday, hours after a suspected gunman killed three students and wounded five others on the campus of Michigan State University.
"Certain places are supposed to be about community, learning, or joy — elementary schools and college campuses, movie theaters and dance halls, grocery stores and workplaces," Whitmer said in a statement. "They should not be the sites of bloodshed.
“This is a uniquely American problem. Too many of us scan rooms for exits when we enter them. We plan who that last text or call would go to. We should not, we cannot, accept living like this."
