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University of Alabama in Huntsville shooting
Mass shooting in Huntsville, Alabama
On February 12, , three people were killed and three others wounded in a shooting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. During a routine meeting of the biology department attended by approximately 12 people, Amy Bishop, a biology professor at the university, began shooting those nearest her with a Ruger P95 handgun.
Bishop was charged with one count of capital murder and three counts of attempted murder. On September 11, , she pleaded guilty to the charges after family members of victims petitioned the judge against use of the death penalty. The jury heard a condensed version of the evidence on September 24, as required by Alabama law. The same day, Bishop was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.[1]
In March , Bishop had been denied tenure at UAH, making spring her last semester there, per university policy. D
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Killing of Zijie Yan
homicide in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
In this Chinese name, the family name is Yan.
On August 28, , Zijie Yan, an associate professor at the University of North Carolina (UNC) in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, was shot and killed on campus. year-old Tailei Qi, one of his graduate students, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. The shooting sent the university into lockdown for three hours.[2]
Persons involved
[edit]Zijie Yan
[edit]Zijie Yan (Chinese: 严资杰; or – August 28, ) was from the city of Jingmen, Hubei Province in central China.[3] He received dual bachelor's degrees in materials and computer science in and a master's degree in physical electronics in from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, Hubei Province.[3][4][5] He completed his PhD at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in [3][5] While still learning Eng
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Delta State U. shooting: History professor killed, suspect on the run
(CNN) — An employee at Delta State University is a suspect in the shooting death of a history professor there Monday, police said.
Shannon Lamb, an instructor at the school in Cleveland, Mississippi, remains at large and is considered armed and dangerous, Cleveland Police ledare Charles Bingham told reporters.
Police in a city miles away also described Lamb as a suspect in another homicide there.
“We do not have the suspect in custody at this moment, but we are actively pursuing him,” Bingham said.
He declined to detail a motive in the case.
“Right now we have no motive,” Bingham said, “and we’re not going to speculate on a motive until we have facts in hand.”
Authorities named Lamb as a suspect hours after finding history professor Ethan Schmidt dead in his office. Schmidt was shot in the head, Bolivar County Deputy Coroner Murray Roark said.
Investigators said they believe the suspect drove away from the