What we know about the MSU mass shooting

Plus, Russia intensifies attacks on an eastern Ukraine city. Suspected shooter kills three and wounds five students at Michigan State University; Russia escalates its assault on Bakhmut in easten Ukraine. Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin.   TOP NEWS Mass shooting targets Michigan State University students Bill Pugliano/Getty Images - A 43-year-old suspected gunman opened fire at Michigan State University Monday evening, killing three students and wounding five others. [[Detroit Free Press](] - The alleged shooter then fled the East Lansing campus, triggering a three-hour manhunt. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. [[Reuters / Dieu-Nalio Chery and Steve Gorman](] - It’s America’s 68th mass shooting — in which four or more people besides the gunman are shot — this year as Congress fails to address the US gun problem. [[Vox / Nicole Narea, Li Zhou, and Ian Millhiser](] - Five students are hospitalized and remain in critical condition. University officials cancelled classes for at least two days as the community grieves. [[BBC / Nadine Yousif](] - Police are working to determine a motive behind the shooting and say the man has no known affiliation with the university. [[Detroit News / Craig Mauger, Jakkar Aimery, and Beth LeBlanc](]  [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The battle for Bakhmut - Russia on Tuesday intensified its assault on the eastern Ukrainian city Bakhmut in what could be the start of a new offensive. [[Reuters / Pavel Polityuk and Yiming Woo](] - Ukraine ordered all aid groups out of the city amid intense street fighting in neighborhoods and along the only access road. Just a few thousand civilians remain. [[New York Times / Andrew E. Kramer](] - After months of setbacks, Russian forces led by Wagner Group mercenaries are intensifying their battle to win a symbolic victory as the first anniversary of the war approaches. [[BBC / Orla Guerin](] - Meanwhile, NATO has called for boosting ammunition production to help Ukraine replenish its dwindling stockpiles. [[France 24](]   Support our work Reader gifts help keep Vox and newsletters like Sentences free for all. Support our work with a gift today. [Give](   MISCELLANEOUS Nikki Haley announced on Tuesday she’s running for president in 2024, making her the first Republican challenger to her former boss Donald Trump. [[Vox / Nicole Narea](] - Residents are raising concerns about hazardous pollution after officials ordered the release of toxic chemicals from an Ohio train derailment. [[NYT / Christine Hauser](] - Tax authorities searched the BBC’s India offices on Tuesday after banning a documentary that explained Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s alleged role in deadly 2002 riots. [[CNN / Manveena Suri, Kunal Sehgal, and Rhea Mogul](] - The US on Tuesday recovered sensors and electronics from the Chinese spy balloon; the debris could offer insight into Beijing’s global surveillance program. [[Guardian / Richard Luscombe](] VERBATIM “This is something that we practice for very often, but never want to do.” [[Dr. Denny Martin, chief medical officer of Sparrow Hospital, on treating wounded MSU students / BBC](]   LISTEN TO THIS The value of being a "hater" Guest host Rebecca Jennings talks with Justin Charity, cultural critic and senior staff writer at The Ringer, about what it means to be dubbed a "hater" on the internet. They discuss the role of criticism and the evolving ways in which critics and fans clash online. [Listen now ▶](   Read more from Vox 10 years ago, we were turning nuclear bombs into nuclear energy. We can do it again.]( [What you learn about beauty and grief as a guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art]( [Everything we know about UFOs we learned from Congress]( [Republicans can choose the judge who hears their lawsuits. DOJ wants to stop that.]( [Rihanna is the pregnancy role model America needs right now](  [Learn more about RevenueStripe...](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Manage your [email preferences]( or [unsubscribe](param=sentences). If you value Vox’s unique explanatory journalism, support our work with a one-time or recurring [contribution](. View our [Privacy Notice]( and our [Terms of Service](. Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Floor 12, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2023. All rights reserved.