DETROIT — Michigan State University and three surviving victims of the 2023 mass shooting on campus have settled a lawsuit for a total of $29.75 million, their lawyers announced Tuesday.

A $14.25 million settlement was reached for Nathan Statly, and Troy Forbush received $2.5 million, attorneys Mick Grewal and Scott Weidenfeller of Grewal Law said in a statement. Statly was shot in the head and suffered a traumatic brain injury. Forbush was shot in the chest.

A $13 million settlement was secured for Yukai "John" Hao, said William Azkoul, Hao's attorney with Grand Rapids law firm Gruel Mills. Hao, a Chinese student, was shot in the back and left paralyzed from the chest down.

"These settlements bring closure to one chapter of these survivors’ healing journeys," the attorneys said. "Grewal Law and Gruel Mills Nims & Pylman are honored to assist in obtaining justice for these remarkable young men."

MSU officials were not immediately available Tuesday for comment.

The Statly, Forbush, and Hao lawsuits were among multiple filed against the university in connection with the shooting.

Months after the shooting, four of the five injured students and the families of the three students who died in it filed an intent to sue the university.

In February, survivor Justin Bowman filed a $50 million federal lawsuit against the school, claiming it created a dangerous environment by failing to install classroom door locks on campus.

In December, the three families whose children died in the shooting — Alexandria Verner, Brian Fraser and Arielle Anderson — settled with the university for a total of $15 million.

On Feb. 13, 2023, Anthony McRae, 43, of Lansing, went to MSU's campus and opened fire in Berkey Hall, killing two and injuring several others, according to authorities. He then walked to the MSU Union, where he killed one person and injured at least one other.

After, McRae left campus and began walking to his Lansing home, about 4 miles west of the MSU campus, police said. He then took his own life.

Officials said he killed Verner, 20, of Clawson; Anderson, 19, of Harper Woods; and Fraser, 20, of Grosse Pointe.

They said they found no immediate connection between McRae and MSU.

In June 2023, Statly and Forbush notified the university that they intended to sue the school for failing to protect their safety, especially in Berkey Hall, where they were shot and critically wounded. Hao, a student from China also in Berkey Hall, filed an intent to sue the school the same month.

Statly and his family spoke in February to The Detroit News to let people know what happens to gun violence victims after a tragedy, and because they hadn't heard whether or how MSU would support Statly and the four other wounded survivors of the shooting.

Forbush publicly shared details of the shooting for the first time during a "March for Our Lives" rally at the state Capitol in March 2023. He said after he fell to the ground in front of his seat inside a classroom, he tried to act dead as McRae approached.

Hao spent three weeks at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, eight weeks at Ability Lab in Chicago and outpatient physical therapy, and four weeks in occupational therapy at Sparrow.

On Tuesday, Azkoul said his client still plans to pursue his degree at MSU.

"Since 2022, when John arrived in the United States to attend MSU, he has made significant contributions to his communities, both at MSU and throughout Michigan," the attorney said. "He is a hard worker, makes prudent decisions, is committed to overcoming adversity, and is determined to enrich the lives of students, faculty, and administrators, despite the tragedy he endured in February of 2023. John remains confident and hopeful that he will be able to complete his undergraduate and graduate studies in the United States."

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