MSU student shares her story of fear, survival in mass shooting

(CBS DETROIT) – A Michigan State College scholar says she’s nonetheless shaken up from final evening’s tragic capturing, however relieved to be residence with household.

Future Dancy says she knew her freshman yr at MSU can be unforgettable, however she did not know this milestone in her life can be overshadowed by tragedy.

“Individuals stored calling and saying like oh like, giving updates and saying they’re on this dorm constructing, they usually’re on this dorm constructing,” Dancy mentioned.

Monday simply after 8:30 p.m. she says she obtained a campus electronic mail, warning college students of an energetic shooter.

“First, we actually did not suppose a lot of it simply because they all the time type of electronic mail with alerts and stuff, stuff like what is going on on, so we actually did not suppose it was as severe because it was.,” Dancy mentioned.

The 19-year-old says she was in East Akers Corridor when the information broke.

The shock left her paralyzed by worry, however Dancy says she shortly sprung into survival mode.

“So, like we had went to the toilet and like we barricaded the door with the sofa and we simply turned all of the lights off,” Dancy mentioned.

“It was undoubtedly scary. Like being within the lavatory and never simply realizing something as a result of the Wi-Fi is so dangerous and so we had like a little bit scanner factor happening. It is like MSU Radio and stuff they usually have been like type of saying stuff but it surely stored going out and in so we did not know something.” 

Dancy says she stayed locked within the lavatory along with her roommates for 3 hours.

Her household got here to her support, touring from the Detroit space, to get her off campus and convey her residence to security. 

“I simply seen plenty of youngsters coming down with their luggage and stuff like that,” Dancy mentioned.

“Hugging their dad and mom, so yeah, it was undoubtedly not the way it normally is on campus. So, it was like unhappy to see that.”