On December 14, 2012, Jacquelyn Matthews, a student at Michigan State University, was forced to hide alongside her young classmates as a shooter wielding an assault-style semi-automatic rifle terrorized Sandy Hook Elementary in her town. native of Connecticut.
On Monday, the college senior was forced to stand down yet again as a gunman rampaged through her college campus in East Lansing, Michigan, killing three students and injuring five others.
“I’m 21, and this is the second mass shooting I’ve experienced now,” Matthews said in a TikTok video posted in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
A caption summed up his message perfectly: “Enough is enough.”
“My heart goes out to all of the families and friends of the victims of this shooting in Michigan, but we can’t just provide love and prayers anymore,” she continued. “It has to be a law. We must act. It’s not okay. We can no longer allow this to happen. We can no longer be complacent.
Matthews described being “leaned over in a corner” for so long while filming Sandy Hook 10 years and two months ago that she suffered a “PTSD fracture” at the base of her spine, which now ” flares up” whenever she finds herself in stressful situations. .
School shootings are known to have a devastating impact beyond the immediate family and friends of the victims. Research looking at the long-term health of survivors suggests they use antidepressants at a higher rate and are less likely to complete school.
Authorities announced early Tuesday morning that MSU shooting suspect Anthony McRae, 43, had killed himself after an hour-long police chase.
Police say McRae began his attack around 8:20 p.m. Monday, firing shots at both Berkey Hall on the north side of campus and MSU Union on the west before fleeing on foot. Panicked community members reported shots being fired at other locations as they sheltered in place awaiting news from law enforcement.
Eventually, a tipster led police to McRae’s location after authorities released an image of the suspect taken by security cameras Monday night.
He had no affiliation with the university.
Alexandria Verner, a junior from Clawson, Michigan, and Brian Fraser, a sophomore from Grosse Pointe, Michigan, were named as two of those who died; police say they will not release the name of the third victim out of respect for the family’s wishes.
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