--- description: The Rock—a 149-year-old landmark at the MSU campus—was painted black after the shooting, with ‘How many more?’ scrawled in dripping red paint. title: Michigan State's Message After Mass Shooting: How Many More? image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt85291a5622faf0dc/698a3a55096a94468d6ad7e5/michigan-state-shooting-memorial-02.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Crime](/tag/crime/) ## Crime Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # After Michigan State’s Mass Shooting, a Message Demands: ’How Many More?' ## Video: Police Continue to Seek Motive of Deceased Gunman Who Killed 3 at Michigan State University [Watch (HLS stream): Police Continue to Seek Motive of Deceased Gunman Who Killed 3 at Michigan State University](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/owjTtGWr.m3u8) (2:30)  _Published 2023-02-14. Police identified the 43-year-old man who killed three students and wounded five at Michigan State University, saying Tuesday that a tip from the public led to a confrontation with officers miles from campus where the gunman fatally shot himself. Investigators still were sorting out why Anthony McRae fired inside Berkey Hall and the MSU Union — a popular place for students to eat and study — shortly before 8:30 p.m. Monday. The shootings led to a campus lockdown and a manhunt that ended roughly three hours later._  by [Anisha Kohli](/author/anisha-kohli/)  ## Anisha Kohli Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 14, 2023 7:05 PM CUT  Flowers are displayed at The Rock at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich. on Feb. 14, 2023, Flowers are displayed at The Rock at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich. on Feb. 14, 2023,Carlos Osorio–AP  by [Anisha Kohli](/author/anisha-kohli/)  ## Anisha Kohli Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 14, 2023 7:05 PM CUT Three students were killed and five others were critically injured by a [gunman at Michigan State University](https://time.com/6255280/michigan-state-university-shootings-updates/ "undefined") late Monday, prompting even more demands to solve the U.S. gun violence crisis. The Rock—a 149-year-old landmark at the MSU campus—was [painted black](https://twitter.com/wilxTV/status/1625499885712850946?s=20&t=sNsSCUwy185Itb52yVthAQ "undefined") after the shooting, with “How many more?” scrawled in dripping red paint. “Stay Safe MSU,” it said below. The shooting set off an hours-long police manhunt for the 43-year-old gunman who was not affiliated with the university. He later died by suicide. In the meantime, students and faculty sheltered in place throughout classrooms and dorms, and across East Lansing, Mich., during a fearful lockdown. An email from the university directed members of the MSU community to, “Run, Hide, Fight.”  Michigan State University students embrace at The Rock on campus, in East Lansing, Mich. on Feb. 14, 2023. Carlos Osorio—AP Some survivors from the 2021 mass shooting that killed four students at Oxford High School in Oxford, Mich.—roughly an hour away from MSU’s campus—re-lived the terror of an active shooter less than two years later. “Tonight, I am sitting under my desk at Michigan State University, once again texting everyone ‘I love you’” Emma Riddle, a former student at Oxford High, now enrolled at MSU, [tweeted](https://twitter.com/egraceridd/status/1625367080055853056 "undefined") during the shooting. “When will this end?” There have already been 67 mass shootings across the U.S. in 2023 so far, according to [Gun Violence Archive](https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass-shooting "undefined"), a gun violence analysis group. Feb. 14 also marks the five-year anniversary of the Parkland, Fla. mass shooting where 17 people were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.. “Our children are scared to go to school. People feel unsafe in their houses of worship or local stores. Too many of us scan rooms for exits,” Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said Tuesday at a press conference. “We know this is a uniquely American problem.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/6255457/michigan-state-shooting-response-rock/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/6255457/michigan-state-shooting-response-rock/"},"headline":"After Michigan State’s Mass Shooting, a Message Demands: ’How Many More?'","datePublished":"2023-02-14T19:05:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:53:30.261Z","description":"There have already been 67 mass shootings across the U.S. in 2023 so far, according to Gun Violence Archive, a gun violence analysis group.","url":"https://time.com/6255457/michigan-state-shooting-response-rock/","keywords":["Crime","News Team"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt85291a5622faf0dc/698a3a55096a94468d6ad7e5/michigan-state-shooting-memorial-02.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Anisha Kohli","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/anisha-kohli/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt85291a5622faf0dc/698a3a55096a94468d6ad7e5/michigan-state-shooting-memorial-02.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"MIchigan State Shooting","caption":"MIchigan State Shooting","creditText":"Carlos Osorio–AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/crime/","name":"Crime"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/6255457/michigan-state-shooting-response-rock/","name":"After Michigan State’s Mass Shooting, a Message Demands: ’How Many More?'"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Police Continue to Seek Motive of Deceased Gunman Who Killed 3 at Michigan State University","description":"Police identified the 43-year-old man who killed three students and wounded five at Michigan State University, saying Tuesday that a tip from the public led to a confrontation with officers miles from campus where the gunman fatally shot himself. 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