meantime, two f-16 fighter jets from the north american aerospace defense command better known as norad intercepted four russian aircraft near alaska yesterday. deemed international airspace. their actions were not seen as threatening or provocative. norad said such incidents are routine and are not related to the high altitude objects in recent weeks. meantime, here in the u.s., three students were killed, five seriously wounded in a shooting on the campus of michigan state university last night. the gunman took his own life after getting cornered by authorities. the incident has left that entire community stunned. searching for answers. senior correspondent mike tobin shows us tonight from east lansing, michigan. all three of the students killed monday night were from michigan. ariel anderson and brian frazier were from gross point. alexandria veteranner claw son outside of the detroit.
two of the three victims from last night s shooting on the campus of michigan state university. brian frazier was a sophomore and alexandria verner was a junior. five additional students are hospitalized in critical condition and four needed immediate surgery. shortly after 8:00 p.m., 911 calls began to come in and report a gunman opened fire in a classroom at berkeley hall. then the student union as well. police named the suspect, 43-year-old anthony mcrae, killed by a self-inflicted gunshot wound but identified by a tipster shortly after police sent out this surveillance photo. we have absolutely no idea what the motive was at this point. we can confirm the 43-year-old suspect had no affiliation to the university. he was not a student, faculty, staff, current or previous. so that is an unknown right now.
university surveillance cameras. this was put out at 11:18 last night to get the public s help. and within 17 minutes, a tip came in, because of something in that image, the red shoes. where they found that suspect. and tonight here, the victims. the students lost. junior ariel anderson, wanted to be a pediatrician. sophomore brian fraser, president of his fraternity. and junior alexandria verner, a popular athlete known for her kindness. tonight, we do have news on this suspect. so far, no known connection to that school. alex perez in east lansing, michigan, tonight. reporter: that gunman s rampage unleashing horror and chaos on the campus of michigan state university. run! reporter: tonight, we re learning more about the three msu students killed junior arielle diamond anderson, sophomore brian fraser, and junior alexandria verner. the first 911 calls at 8:18 p.m. for shots fired inside berkey hall on campus.
the investigation and his possible motive. also this morning on capitol hill, senators are being briefed right now, in fact, about the string of aerial objects shot down this weekend as they demand transparency from the biden administration about what in the world is happening in our skies. this as the pentagon says the u.s. has recovered electronic sensors from that chinese balloon downed ten days ago. what that could can reveal about china s motivations and capabilities. plus, toxic fears after a train derailment in east palestine, ohio, required the burning of train cars carrying flammable gas to prevent a catastrophic explosion. residents reportedly complained now about a burning sensation in their eyes, dead fish turned up in rivers and one woman says her hens and rooster died suddenly. ahead i ll be talking with a hazardous materials expert based in ohio about what is happening out there and the lingering safety concerns. but on this very busy tuesday, we start with the sho
0 to msu police, there is no longer a threat on campus, and no need to shelter in place. certainly, terrifying moments throughout the evening, as word of the shooting spread throughout campus, and law enforcement immediately spread out among the facilities, or to make sure everybody was safe, and it is okay, as they continue to search for the suspect, which we now know has been found dead. i want to turn to maureen holiday, who s a reporter with our nbc affiliate, wilx in michigan, she was at the press conference. all right maria, and for those joining us this hour, tell us what you ve, heard and what we know in this hour. yeah, francis, what we re working on right now, police are trying to figure out the suspects affiliation with the university, like he said, he was found with the self inflicted gunshot wound, they died from outside of campus. police are working to determine his motive behind this shooting. police are describing this whole situation as a nightmare. like you said ear