Five students injured in MSU shooting: Where are they now?

Five students were critically injured in the Feb. 13, 2023, shooting at Michigan State University. At least one was paralyzed. Two spent months in rehabilitation facilities. One spoke at a Capitol rally in Lansing. The name of one injured student was never publicly revealed. Here is what we know now:

Troy Forbush: Forbush, a double major in music education and vocal performance, was shot in the lung. He had two entrance wounds and two exit wounds. Forbush is the only victim to speak publicly about his experience. A month after the shooting, he spoke at a March for Our Lives rally in Lansing to advocate for gun control measures. He recalled pleading with the shooter for his life. "We were met face to face with pure evil," he said.

John Hao: Hao was a 20-year-old international student from China when a bullet severed his spinal cord, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. After being released from Sparrow Hospital, he later went to a rehab facility in Chicago. In May, he got to meet his idol, National Basketball Association star James Harden, who gave him his sneakers. Hao, who attended the game with his parents, said: “He taught me to keep strong."

Nate Statly: A junior who was studying environmental biology and zoology when the shooting happened, Statly spent months in Sparrow Hospital and at various rehab facilities. Court documents revealed his right ear and eye were sutured closed, and he had significant and permanent scarring. In July 2023, his brother said his family was looking for a handicap-accessible van with a wheelchair lift. Still, Statly's brother, Josh, said in an update on his GoFundMe page that Nate was giving his family so much hope: He's "been talking and laughing again, which has only reminded me how much happiness Nate can bring to a room, even in this situation."

Guadalupe Huapilla-Perez: A hospitality business junior at MSU and student in the Michigan State University College Assistance Migrant Program, Huapilla-Perez, a South Florida native, suffered a wound to her abdomen and nerve damage to her legs. After months in the hospital, she returned to Florida but came back to Lansing for another surgery at Sparrow to address her colon. Her family said in an update from August 2023 on GoFundMe that her progress has been up and down with setbacks but they've learned to take things one day at a time: "Our family's priority continues to be Lupe's health and happiness and all we can ask for is continued prayers for her health and continued love and support for all of the students and families impacted."

Hanyang Tao: Tao, a Chinese international student, was shot in the spine, resulting in his T2 vertebrae, rib and clavicle being fractured and a contusion to his lungs, according to a Michigan Court of Claims filing that notified Michigan State University of the intention of Tao and the families of two other students to sue the university. He is expected to receive extensive medical treatment for the rest of his life, according to the filing.