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Source: Michigan Department of Corrections
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Shot Date: 12/05/2019


#NEWS: MSU shooter pleaded guilty to firearm charge in 2019, court records show

From CNN Investigates/Casey Tolan

The suspect in the Michigan State University shooting previously pleaded guilty to a firearm charge.

Anthony Dwayne McRae was arrested in 2019 and charged with a felony for carrying a concealed weapon without a permit. He later pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for possession of a loaded firearm and spent a year and a half on probation.

Around 2 a.m. on June 7, 2019, according to court records, a Lansing Police Department officer saw McRae sitting on the back steps of an abandoned building smoking a cigarette. The officer, who was patrolling the area after burglaries in the vicinity, asked McRae if he had any weapons, and McRae said that he did.

The officer patted McRae down and confirmed that he had a loaded semi-automatic pistol in his pants pocket, as well as another magazine for the gun in his breast pocket.

McRae admitted that he did not have a concealed pistol license, and the officer arrested him. McRae told the officer he carried the gun for his safety and was trying to obtain a concealed permit for the weapon. According to court records, the officer confirmed the gun was registered to McRae.

A lawyer for McRae initially argued that the officer lacked probable cause to search him. But in November 2019, McRae pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for possession of a loaded firearm as part of a plea agreement. McRae agreed to forfeit the gun involved in the case and was banned from owning weapons during his probation.

McRae was originally sentenced to a year of probation, but that was later extended to a year and a half. McRae was discharged from probation in May 2021, the court records show.


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Courtesy: Michigan Dept of Corrections


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POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY MASS SHOOTING SUSPECT AS 43-YEAR-OLD ANTHONY DWAYNE MCRAE.
MCRAE'S ATTACK ON THE CAMPUS MONDAY NIGHT LEFT THREE STUDENTS DEAD AND SEVERAL OTHERS HOSPITALIZED IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
MCRAE IS CONFIRMED DEAD FROM A SELF-INFLICTED GUNSHOT WOUND…
EARLIER, OFFICIALS SAID HE WAS NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE UNIVERSITY.
AUTHORITIES HAVEN'T IDENTIFIED A MOTIVE.
CLASSES AND ACTIVITIES AT THE SCHOOL WERE CANCELED FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
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THE MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY ATTACK IS THE 67TH MASS SHOOTING THIS YEAR -- ACCORDING TO DATA FROM THE NON-PROFIT GROUP GUN VIOLENCE ARCHIVE.
IT CAME ONE DAY BEFORE THE FIVE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE MASS SHOOTING AT MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL IN PARKLAND, FLORIDA.
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