GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — After a shooting at Brown University sent shockwaves through another college campus, former and current Michigan State University students say the news brings back memories they never fully leave behind.
For those who lived through the 2023 shooting at MSU, learning about another university facing the same kind of trauma comes with a familiar sense of dread.
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“It’s so sad to say that I’m not surprised anymore,” said Rayna Gold, a 2024 MSU graduate who was a junior when a gunman opened fire on campus nearly three years ago. “I don’t want it to desensitize me from these things happening because they’re not normal and they shouldn’t be normal.”
Gold remembers the fear and confusion of that February night vividly. She spent hours hiding, calling family members and trying to stay quiet. She said it forever changed how campus life felt afterward.
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“We all started getting texts like there’s a shooter on campus, like lockdown,” she said. “So we closed the doors and barricaded them with chairs. I’m glad I’m not a student anymore because I don’t have to worry as much about that, which is really sad.”…