The killer’s father says his son had mental health problems and hid a gun from him after a previous weapons charge. Meanwhile, families and friends of the three people who died have been paying tribute after their identities were revealed.
The gunman who shot dead three people at Michigan State University may have also been planning to attack two schools, according to police.
Anthony McRae, 43, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after opening fire on students at the East Lansing campus on Monday night.
Five people were also taken to hospital – some in a life-threatening condition – and the campus was locked down for hours while police searched for him.
Mc Rae’s motive and any links to MSU are still unknown, but he had a history of mental illness and his neighbour described him as a “hell-raiser” who would fire his gun at home.
Police in Ewing, New Jersey, more than 800 miles away, said a note had been found in his pocket that “indicated a threat” to two public schools there.
They didn’t provide any more details but said on Facebook that McRae hadn’t lived there for several years.
