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Final MSU shooting survivor released from Sparrow Hospital to other facility

April 4, 2023
<p>Thousands gathered at the Rock on Farm Lane on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, to remember Brian Fraser, Alexandria Verner and Arielle Anderson, the three victims of Michigan State University’s mass shooting on Feb. 13.</p>

Thousands gathered at the Rock on Farm Lane on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, to remember Brian Fraser, Alexandria Verner and Arielle Anderson, the three victims of Michigan State University’s mass shooting on Feb. 13.

Photo by Chloe Trofatter | The State News

The final student who was critically injured during the Feb. 13 shooting on Michigan State University’s campus has been released from Sparrow Hospital to a separate facility on Tuesday, April 4, according to a post on MSU Police and Public Safety’s Twitter account.

The tweet was not clear about what facility the student was released to.

According to the tweet, the released student was listed "in critical condition, but stable when discharged from the hospital."

Four other students had been released on previous dates. All five students have now been released from Sparrow Hospital.

Sparrow Hospital has not released any names of survivors, however, some of their names have been identified through GoFundMe pages or social media posts.

Environmental biology and zoology junior Nate Statly was identified by a GoFundMe page set up by his older brother Josh Statly in late February. Josh Statly, on March 14, wrote an update that expressed gratitude for those who contributed and said that one of the nurses assigned to Nate Statly said that he was “beating everyone’s expectations.”

Hospitality business junior Guadalupe Huapilla-Perez was first named as a survivor through a GoFundMe page set up by her family and friends and later recounted her experience on the night of Feb. 13 in a Facebook post. She listed a mass shooting as one of her biggest fears.

Music education and vocal performance senior Troy Forbush was also a survivor who took to social media to relay his experience.

“I took a bullet to my chest, had a brush with death and almost didn’t make it if it weren’t for the incredible doctors who saved my life in emergency surgery that night,” Forbush said in a social media post.

John Hao, an international student was identified through a GoFundMe page set up by his friends to help pay for his parents travel to the United States. Hao, a fan of the Philadelphia 76ers, received a call from basketball player James Harden, who encouraged Hao to stay strong throughout his injuries and treatment.

“I know it’s tough right now, but you have to stay physically strong, you know what I mean?” Harden told Hao over a video call. “You just gotta just think positive thoughts and keep pushing and fighting.”

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