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Michigan State University promised security upgrades after shooting: Where they stand

Sunday, February 11, 2024
Detroit Free-Press

Michigan State University students, faculty and staff now have access to online training intended to prepare them for an active shooter. And 82% of "identified" university classroom doors have new locks that are easy to use. But one year after a gunman killed three students and injured five other people in a campus attack, the voluntary training remains untaken by most in the MSU community. Hundreds of less-used classroom doors don't have new locks, while many of the new locks cannot be secured remotely in the event of a crisis. Additional security upgrades promised after the shooting are still unfinished. And a criminal investigation into  false calls streaming into law enforcement or across scanners about second shooters and other incidents on campus — prompting confusion for first responders and residents amidst the chaos of the attack — remains ongoing. 

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