Someone sheltering in the bathroom at a restaurant asks 9-1-1 at 8:42 p.m. if it’s safe to come out of the building; the dispatcher says no.

Someone sheltering in the bathroom at a restaurant asks 9-1-1 at 8:42 p.m. if it’s safe to come out of the building; the dispatcher says no.

Calls from the first 45 minutes of the Feb. 13 mass shooting at Michigan State University, obtained through a public records request, came from sheltering students crammed into close quarters, concerned parents desperate for more information and dispatchers urging people to stay locked down. Here are some of those calls.

Calls from the first 45 minutes of the Feb. 13 mass shooting at Michigan State University, obtained through a public records request, came from sheltering students crammed into close quarters, concerned parents desperate for more information and dispatchers urging people to stay locked down. Here are some of those calls.

Michigan State University 9-1-1 calls

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Is it safe to leave the building?

Radio dispatchers and first responders try to find, then react to a home explosion in Northfield Township Sunday morning that left four dead and two injured. This audio has been edited down to remove some of the radio traffic for brevity.

Radio dispatchers and first responders try to find, then react to a home explosion in Northfield Township Sunday morning that left four dead and two injured. This audio has been edited down to remove some of the radio traffic for brevity.

Hear emergency services radio traffic for the Northfield Township house explosion

Directions from a 9-1-1- dispatcher to a group of students sheltering in the MSU Union basement at 8:35 p.m. 

Directions from a 9-1-1- dispatcher to a group of students sheltering in the MSU Union basement at 8:35 p.m.

“Do not open that door.”

A caller with no additional information reports at 8:34 p.m. that they saw something on the internet about a shooting at MSU.

A caller with no additional information reports at 8:34 p.m. that they saw something on the internet about a shooting at MSU.

Is it safe to leave the building?

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