Stephanie Visscher was on campus when Michigan State University had a shooter.
There was a shooter on the campus of Michigan State University. PDO
Swedish basketball player for the University of Michigan team Stephanie Visscher had to his friends and the Swede Matilda Ekhin local time on Monday in the middle of a mass shooting.
Visscher, 23, who also appeared in the Swedish national team, is studying his last year at Michigan State University in the United States. At the time of the shooting, he was in his room on campus with his friends and Ekh doing schoolwork when the school email reached them.
– There is a shooter on campus, the message said. We heard a lot of police sirens. It took a while before we even realized that this was happening and that it was really close, Visscher said Aftonbladet by.
A similar email had come once before, but then it was a false alarm.
After reading the email, Visscher’s team started messaging each other and coordinating what to do.
– Then the seriousness of the situation became real. Damn, this is actually happening now. We turned off the lights so the apartment was dark and started following the police scanner, where you can see updates from the police about what’s going on.
Visscher and his friends placed obstacles such as furniture and chairs in front of their door.
ESPN’s students were told to remain in place for cover and run, hide or fight if necessary while the police searched for the shooter. According to the sports media, the students also broke the windows of the campus buildings to escape from the scene.
Four hours later, it became clear that four people died in the shooting, including the 43-year-old shooter. Five were injured.
Visscher did not know the victims, but felt sad for them.
– That’s what you think about their families and that they suddenly lost their son or daughter, their relatives.
CNN’s according to the shooter had a list of targets and two handguns and lots of ammunition when police found him. According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been 72 confirmed mass shootings in the United States this year alone.
University sports teams return to competitive matches this weekend. Visscher played in Sweden’s shirt in three EC matches in 2021.
“Heartbreaking”
The NHL club Detroit Red Wings was playing as a guest of the Vancouver Canucks at the time of the shooting. After the match, the team got to hear the events of their home state.
– We are all really broken about it, Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin said after the game, according to Sportsnet.
– My children are approaching college age. This is heartbreaking, Red Wings head coach Derek Lalonde stated.
Former NHL guard Ryan Miller sent prayers and condolences on Twitter after the incident.
– It’s hard to accept that something like this is happening in my hometown, he wrote.
Mass shootings are common in the United States. PDO