Gunman kills three students, critically injures 5 others at Michigan State

Published February 14, 2023 at 1:11 PM EST

Here & Now‘s Deepa Fernandes speaks with WKAR reporter Michelle Jokisch Polo about the gunman who opened fire in two campus buildings Monday night, and what his motive might have been.

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