Grosse Pointe, Clawson Graduates Killed In MSU Shooting: Police

EAST LANSING, MI — All three students killed in the Michigan State shooting Monday night were identified as high school graduates from Grosse Pointe and Clawson, according to Michigan State University police.

Brian Fraser was a Michigan State sophomore from Grosse Pointe and Alexandria Verner was a Michigan State junior from Clawson, police said.

The third victim was identified as Arielle Anderson, who graduated from Grosse Pointe North High School in 2021, school officials said.

Fraser was a 2021 graduate of Grosse Pointe South High School, and Verner was a 2020 graduate of Clawson High School.

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Five other students who were injured in the shooting remain hospitalized Tuesday in critical condition, police said. Police have not identified any of those victims.

"Earlier this morning, I learned that both Grosse Pointe North and South each have a recent graduate who died from their injuries last night at MSU," Grosse Pointe Public School System Superintendent Jon Dean said. "I can’t even process what I just wrote. How can we have our community impacted in this personal way?"

Grosse Pointe school officials said mental health resources were available Tuesday for students at both high schools.

Dean said officials were not sharing information about the mass shooting with younger students at Grosse Pointe elementary and middle schools.

Clawson Public Schools Superintendent Billy Shellenbarger confirmed Verner was a 2020 graduate of Clawson High School.

"Alex was and is incredibly loved by everyone. She was a tremendous student, athlete, leader and exemplified kindness every day of her life," Shellenbarger said.

Three Michigan State students were killed and five others were injured in the shooting after police said 43-year-old Anthony McGrae opened fire on the campus. Officers found McGrae dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound a few miles from the campus.

Officials were still working to determine a motive for the shooting.