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| Delta State University shooting: Professor killed in his own office, gunman still on the loose | |
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| A professor has reportedly been shot dead after a gunman opened fire at a university in Cleveland, Mississippi. The campus is on lockdown as police hunt the suspect. | A professor has reportedly been shot dead after a gunman opened fire at a university in Cleveland, Mississippi. The campus is on lockdown as police hunt the suspect. |
| Bolivar County Deputy Coroner Ted Ray would later identify Dr Ethan Schmidt as the victim, NBC News reported. Dr Schmidt leaves behind a wife and children. He was a professor of American history and author of several books. Dr Ethan Smith appears on the university's Facebook page. (Delta State University/Facebook) | |
| The shooting at Delta State University was reported at 10:40am on Monday after shots rang out at Jobe Hall, the university's auditorium. | |
| "Please stay inside and away from windows," the university wrote on Twitter. | "Please stay inside and away from windows," the university wrote on Twitter. |
| The Cleveland Police Department is assisting Delta State police with the investigation, the Clarion Ledger reported. | The Cleveland Police Department is assisting Delta State police with the investigation, the Clarion Ledger reported. |
| Helen Staten, a graphic design student at the university, uploaded Instagram footage as she was locked in the room next to where the shooting took place: "Shooting was in the building right next to the one I was in. Please keep is all in your prayers and well wishes." | Helen Staten, a graphic design student at the university, uploaded Instagram footage as she was locked in the room next to where the shooting took place: "Shooting was in the building right next to the one I was in. Please keep is all in your prayers and well wishes." |
| Delta state president LaForge now at Jobe. pic.twitter.com/e8TIGUPwse | |
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| More than 4,000 students are enrolled at the university. Students and faculty were effectively escorted from the college campus. | More than 4,000 students are enrolled at the university. Students and faculty were effectively escorted from the college campus. |