DETROIT — The three victims who were killed in a shooting at Michigan State University were high school graduates from Grosse Pointe and Clawson, school district officials, family and police confirmed Tuesday.
Brian Fraser was an MSU sophomore from Grosse Pointe, Alexandria Verner was an MSU junior from Clawson, according to MSU police. Arielle Anderson was a Grosse Pointe North High School graduate, according to her family.
Five other MSU students are still in the hospital in critical condition.
In a letter sent to the families of Grosse Pointe school students, Superintendent Jon Dean wrote that "both Grosse Pointe North and South each have a recent graduate that died from their injuries last night at MSU."
"Our hearts go out to MSU and to our GPPSS community," said Dean, who confirmed both students were graduates of the class of 2021.
Fraser, 20, played lacrosse at Grosse Pointe South High School.
"He was a good kid," said his father, Sean Fraser. "He was loved by everyone."
Anderson, 19, was the other victim and alumna from the Grosse Pointe school system, according to her uncle, Tim Davis of Harper Woods.
She was a graduate of Grosse Pointe High School North who took up photography as a hobby with him three years ago.
“Arielle was literally just kind-hearted,” Davis said. “She was just sweet and innocent. She just stayed innocent her whole life. She was soft-spoken. Always helpful. In my opinion, she was just perfect the way she conducted herself. She had great manners and was respectful. She was very smart, a straight-A student. I’m pretty sure you will hear that from everybody.”
The third MSU student, Verner, 20, was from Clawson High School, according to the Clawson School District.
"I have spoken to the family and they have given me permission to share the following information. Alexandria Verner, a 2020 graduate of Clawson High School, passed away last night on the campus of Michigan State University," Clawson Public Schools Superintendent Billy Shellenbarger wrote to parents of the district.
Shellenbarger noted that "Alex was and is incredibly loved by everyone. She was a tremendous student, athlete, leader and exemplified kindness every day of her life."
The three students were fatally shot Monday night after a gunman believed to be a 43-year-old Lansing man terrorized the East Lansing campus. The shootings occurred in Berkey Hall and the nearby MSU Student Union building on the north end of MSU's campus near downtown East Lansing.
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