University of Arizona professor fatally shot on campus allegedly by former student
A professor was shot and killed on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson on Wednesday, campus police said.A professor was shot and killed on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson on Wednesday, campus police said.
The campus police chief said a male professor in the Department of Hydrology was shot and killed by a former student. The suspect was identified by police as Murad Dervish. The professor has not been identified. Dervish, 46, was taken into custody following a traffic stop by the state's Department of Public Safety near the town of Gila Bend, University of Arizona Police Chief Paula Balafas said during a news conference.The victim was sent to a local hospital but was pronounced dead by medical staff, Balafas said.
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