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3 students and a suspect are dead after Michigan State University shooting

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A gunman shot and killed three people and injured five others on the campus of Michigan State University Monday night before fatally shooting himself, police said.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

We have more details now about the most recent mass shooting, this time at Michigan State University. Three people are dead. Five more people were hospitalized for their injuries. Authorities say the suspect has also died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. And this mass shooting, well, it's the 67th this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive. That's more mass shootings than days in 2023. Colin Jackson of the Michigan Public Radio Network attended the press conference and joins us now. Good morning, Colin.

COLIN JACKSON, BYLINE²: Hi. Good morning.

FADEL: Good morning. So at this morning's press conference, we learned that the people who were killed and wounded during last night's shooting were all students. Do we know anything more about them?

JACKSON: So the victims have not been identified yet. Authorities say they want to notify the families first before releasing more information to the public. We did find out where exactly the deaths occurred. Two of the students died at an academic hall, and one died of a shooting at the MSU student union a little bit later. As far as the five students, they're still in critical condition. Medical staff told us today that it was really too early to tell. Four of them needed surgery. And that's what we've been told so far.

FADEL: What about the suspect? He took his life after an encounter with the police. What can you tell us about him?

JACKSON: So the suspect, we know he is a 43-year-old male. We know that a citizen called in after police released a picture last night around 11 o'clock or so after their 11 o'clock press conference. Interim³ Deputy Police Chief Chris Rozman, he said that was instrumental in locating the suspect. During this press conference, he was asked if there was any indication why he committed this crime.

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CHRIS ROZMAN: We had the same question last night, and we have the same answer this morning. We have absolutely no idea what the motive⁴ was at this point. We can confirm that the 43-year-old suspect had no affiliation⁵ to the university. He was not a student, faculty⁶, staff, current or previous.

JACKSON: So, as noted⁷, he was - the suspect was found in Lansing, away from campus. He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police - we know they had a search warrant for a location, but at this point, they're not confirming exactly where that location is.

FADEL: So at this point, we don't know the why, but we know that people have been killed and injured. How has the community reacted?

JACKSON: Well, this morning, we heard from Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Democratic Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin, as well as local officials. The theme had been condolences for the community but also anger that we're dealing⁸ with this again. A little under a year and a half ago, there was another shooting at Oxford⁹ High School, which is also in Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin's district, and she made it known that she was frustrated¹⁰ she had to get up and give more speeches about another act of mass violence.

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ELISSA SLOTKIN: As the representative of Oxford, Mich., I cannot believe that I am here again doing this 15 months later. And I am filled with rage that we have to have another press conference to talk about our children being killed in their schools.

JACKSON: We also heard from Dr. Denny Martin at Sparrow Hospital at that point. He also was very emotional in his remarks.

FADEL: And the university is grappling with this tragedy. What are its plans in the next few days?

JACKSON: So there is a call for healing right now. Classes are canceled today and tomorrow - or classes are canceled through Monday. University operations are canceled through today and tomorrow. There's community centers open for resources. And that's where things are.

FADEL: Colin Jackson of the Michigan Public Radio Network. Thanks, Colin.

JACKSON: Thank you.

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1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

3 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

4 motive   

n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的

参考例句：

• The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
• He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

5 affiliation   

n.联系，联合

参考例句：

• There is no affiliation between our organization and theirs,even though our names are similar.尽管两个组织的名称相似，但我们之间并没有关系。
• The kidnappers had no affiliation with any militant group.这些绑架者与任何军事组织都没有紧密联系。

6 faculty   

n.才能；学院，系；(学院或系的)全体教学人员

参考例句：

• He has a great faculty for learning foreign languages.他有学习外语的天赋。
• He has the faculty of saying the right thing at the right time.他有在恰当的时候说恰当的话的才智。

7 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

8 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

9 Oxford   

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

• At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
• This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。

10 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》