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| Charges in US university shooting | Charges in US university shooting |
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| A biology professor denied a job promotion has been charged with murder after a shooting at a southern US university left three people dead. | A biology professor denied a job promotion has been charged with murder after a shooting at a southern US university left three people dead. |
| Amy Bishop was apprehended outside a science building at the University of Alabama in Huntsville campus after opening fire at a faculty meeting. | Amy Bishop was apprehended outside a science building at the University of Alabama in Huntsville campus after opening fire at a faculty meeting. |
| She could face the death penalty if convicted, officials said. Reports said her husband was also being questioned. | She could face the death penalty if convicted, officials said. Reports said her husband was also being questioned. |
| US educational sites have seen numerous fatal shooting attacks in recent years. | US educational sites have seen numerous fatal shooting attacks in recent years. |
| The most serious occurred at Virginia Tech University in 2007, when a student killed 32 people before turning the gun on himself. | The most serious occurred at Virginia Tech University in 2007, when a student killed 32 people before turning the gun on himself. |
| Harvard-educated | Harvard-educated |
| Local media reports in Huntsville say the shooting happened after Prof Bishop found out she had been denied academic tenure, which guarantees job security. | Local media reports in Huntsville say the shooting happened after Prof Bishop found out she had been denied academic tenure, which guarantees job security. |
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| University officials said no students were involved | University officials said no students were involved |
| University spokesman Ray Garner said the three killed were the head of department and two other professors. No students were harmed in the incident. | University spokesman Ray Garner said the three killed were the head of department and two other professors. No students were harmed in the incident. |
| Two of the three injured, also biology department members, are said to be in a critical condition in hospital. The third was reportedly in a "fair" condition. | Two of the three injured, also biology department members, are said to be in a critical condition in hospital. The third was reportedly in a "fair" condition. |
| The Huntsville campus in northern Alabama has about 7,500 students. | The Huntsville campus in northern Alabama has about 7,500 students. |
| Prof Bishop is a neurobiologist who studied at Harvard University. She had joined the biology faculty as an assistant professor in 2003. | Prof Bishop is a neurobiologist who studied at Harvard University. She had joined the biology faculty as an assistant professor in 2003. |