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What was Anthony McRae’s motive? Chilling note reveals MSU gunman targeted schools and church

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John Parsons

Published Jan 18, 2026

EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN: A stunning note found from Anthony McRae, the Michigan State College shooter, uncovered that he designated the Ewing, NJ, school region, a congregation, nearby organizations, and the college where he shot and killed three understudies, on Monday, February 13.

The 43-year-old shooter guaranteed he was the “head of a gathering of 20 executioners.” The shooting casualties were recognized as Alexandria “Alex” Verner, Brian Fraser, and Arielle Precious stone Anderson. After he started shooting at the grounds, McRae died of a self-caused discharge wound.

What was Anthony McRae’s thought process? As per police, he has likewise recorded the Meijer distribution center. He felt “insulted” and among his objectives, he as of late worked at the stockroom. Michigan Express Police’s Lt Rene Gonzalez said, “Apparently he disliked the representatives there and he was approached to leave. So it seems to be perhaps a thought process in that was he just felt insulted, that is somewhat the thing the note demonstrated.”

He said, “It seems in light of the content of the note that he felt that he was insulted somehow or another by individuals or organizations. Did a psychological well-being issue intensify that or was it a part of that? We are don’t know as of now … It’s an inquiry on the entirety of our psyches,” detailed New York Post.

Was Anthony McRae a ‘suspicious schizophrenic’? McRae’s uncle Timothy McRae depicted the shooter as a “distrustful schizophrenic,” however his dad denied the charges made on Wednesday, February 15, saying that McRae had beforehand not been determined to have any issues connecting with his psychological well-being. Nonetheless, he uncovered that following the passing of McRae’s mom in 2020, he turned “evil”.

UPDATE: Suspect identified as Anthony McRae; 5 remain in critical condition; McRae’s motive unknown at this time; he had no clear ties to MSU, police say.

— Detroit Free Press (@freep) February 14, 2023


Regardless of that chilling note that guaranteed him being a head of a “gathering of 20 executioners,” police presume that McRae acted alone, according to the media source. Gonzalez made sense of that McRae’s “father said he had no companions. He essentially sat in his room — he ate and went to the washroom in there. He had no companions, not to mention 20 of them.”

McRae confronted a crime weapons ownership charge At the hour of McRae’s passing, he had two 9mm handguns and in his knapsack, he conveyed eight stacked magazines of ammo. His front pocket contained a 10th stacked magazine and specialists affirmed that he likewise conveyed two void magazines. At the hour of the appalling firing, neither firearm was enlisted however the weapons were bought legitimately. He had the option to make the buy after the culmination of parole for a 2021 charge over wrongdoing weapons ownership.

The MSU shooting occurrence left three dead and five others harmed. Starting around Thursday morning, the harmed casualties stay in the emergency clinic and one patient who was in basic condition is currently recorded as steady, affirmed police sources, as per New York Post.