Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday condemned the mass shooting that took place the day prior at Michigan State University’s campus in East Lansing, Michigan, which claimed three lives and left five others critically wounded.
“The last thing students should be worrying about is getting shot,” Buttigieg tweeted Tuesday morning, roughly 12 hours after the shooting was reported. “News from Michigan State University is heartbreaking, and it is yet another maddening call to further action on gun violence in America. This has to end.”
Police said that Anthony McRae, 43, is the suspected gunman who killed 4 people, including himself, at Michigan State University on Monday evening. Five others who were wounded were taken to E.W. Sparrow Hospital to receive medical care and remain in critical condition.
Investigators have not yet determined a motive in the shooting.
MICHIGAN STATE SHOOTER WHO KILLED 3 STUDENTS, INJURED 5 IDENTIFIED AS ANTHONY MCRAE
Police investigate the scene of a shooting at Berkey Hall on the campus of Michigan State University, late Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, in East Lansing, Michigan. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is once again in the national spotlight over an incident that grounded about 1,300 aircraft. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
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While many public officials in Michigan have condemned the horrific crime, Buttigieg’s swift statement is noteworthy as the transportation secretary has faced recent criticism over his political priorities amid a series of transportation disasters, including a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) outage that grounded more than 11,000 flights in January and the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, that spilled toxic chemicals into the environment on Feb. 3.
Critics slammed Buttigieg for taking 10 days to respond to the train derailment, which led to a plume of…
