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Delta State University professor shot and killed in Mississippi | Delta State University professor shot and killed in Mississippi |
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A gunman has shot and killed a professor on the campus of Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi. | A gunman has shot and killed a professor on the campus of Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi. |
The victim has been identified as Ethan Schmidt, who worked in the history department. | |
Police are searching for the gunman who is still at large but reportedly now off campus. | |
Shortly before 11:00 local time (17:00 GMT), all campus buildings were locked from the inside and officials advised people to shelter. | |
Police were clearing students from buildings on campus. | |
Schmidt, who specialised in Native American and colonial history, was shot in his office inside the university's Jobe Hall building, police said. | |
Don Allan Mitchell, a colleague, called Schmidt "a gentleman in every sense of the word" and "a terrific family man". | |
Roughly 3,500 students are enrolled at the university near the Arkansas border. | Roughly 3,500 students are enrolled at the university near the Arkansas border. |
Classes have been cancelled for the day. | |
Freshman Noah Joyner, 18, said he stayed inside a bathroom in his dorm buildings during the lockdown. | |
"There were people banging on the doors to have somebody let them in," Mr Joyner, a swimmer at Delta State, told the Associated Press. "It was pretty terrifying to hear people banging on the door." | |
Police helicopters are circling campus and hundreds of officers have swept buildings. | |
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