The grandfather of the man charged with opening fire at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, killing 2 and wounding 4, says he was intrigued by foreign languages, not weapons (corrects: says he was intrigued)
, killing two and wounding four, was intrigued by foreign languages, not weapons, his grandfather said Tuesday.
Trystan Andrew Terrell, suspected shooter in an attack at the University of North Carolina Charlotte.Trystan Andrew Terrell, 22, was charged with two counts of murder and four counts of attempted murder after firing into a UNC classroom on the last day of classes. Terrell's grandfather Paul Rold told The Associated Press that his grandson was attending UNC Charlotte and had taught himself French and Portuguese with the help of a language learning program Rold had bought for him.
Rold, who lives in Texas and was unaware of the shooting until the AP contacted him, said his grandson never showed any interest in guns or weapons of any kind.He said the 22-year-old had moved from Texas to Charlotte with his father about two years ago after his mother died.Download theTristan Field, 19, who was in the campus' Kennedy Building, when shots rang out from the other side of the room, told NBC News that he didn't hear the gunman say a word.
Terrell was also charged with four counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, possession of a firearm on educational property and discharging a firearm on educational property, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
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