Michigan State shooter Anthony McRae had note in pocket threatening NJ school: Cops

Michigan State University Police give update on campus shooting.

The Michigan State gunman had a note in his pocket "indicating a threat" to two New Jersey schools when he killed himself following a deadly shooting spree at the university, police said.

Anthony McRae, 43, killed three MSU students and critically wounded five others when he opened fire on the East Lansing campus at 8:30 p.m. Monday, which sparked a tense and chaotic manhunt that ended about four hours later when police found McRae with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. 

Officers found note in his pocket about a threat to two public schools in Ewing, New Jersey, which were closed Tuesday and guarded by a heavy police presence "out of an abundance of caution," according to a statement by the Ewing Police Department. 

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The suspect, Anthony McRae, in a deadly shooting spree at Michigan State University in East Lansing Monday night died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said. (MSU Police & Public Safety/LOCAL NEWS X /TMX)

Details about what was written on the note weren't released, but police said there's no threat to the New Jersey communities. 

McRae has ties to Ewing Township, but hasn't lived in the area for several years, police said.

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Investigators indicated McRae has a history of mental illness, and officers told 911 dispatchers that they were called for a welfare check for him last week. 

Lansing police declined to provide details about the welfare check, telling Fox News Digital in an email, "His history is part of the investigation, so