There were also victim specialists available for “mental health services.” While some were supplied by local agencies, FBI Special Agent for Michigan Jim Tarasca thanked national organizations like the FBI and U.S. Attorney's Office for sending additional specialists.

He called them a “really great cadre of mental health professionals to support the students,” and said he “would consider it a success that the students did want to sit with our folks and talk.”

Update on investigation into the shooter

Michigan State Police Lieutenant Rene Gonzalez said the officers who confronted the shooter got within 20 feet of him, before the shooter used a handgun to kill himself.

On the shooter’s person were two guns, both 9 mm pistols. He shot himself with one and had the second in his backpack. He also had eight loaded magazines and a pouch that had 50 rounds of loose ammunition. 

Police said they were able to find a note in the shooter’s wallet that may indicate a motive but they were not able to confirm. They were able to confirm that there were no other subjects involved.

The police did not share the contents of the note, but addressed rumors that the shooter was a leader of a group of 20 others who would be carrying out violence. They determined that the claim by the shooter was unsubstantiated.

After interviewing with the shooter’s father, police said that they had determined he was a lone shooter because the father said his son had “no friends.”

“He had mentioned that his son does not have any friends,” Gonzalez said. “He pretty much never left his room and his father didn’t believe that he had any friends, let alone 20 that would help him carry it out. So we kind of determined that he was the lone shooter.”

Police searched the shooter’s house, collecting a cell phone, journals with various writings and another 9 mm pistol.