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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. | The victim has been identified as Ethan Schmidt, who worked in the history department. |
| Police are searching for the gunman and have released the name of their suspect, a geography professor at the university called Shannon Lamb. | |
| They are also linking Mr Lamb, who is 45, to the fatal shooting of a woman 300 miles away earlier on Monday. | |
| The woman was found dead at her home in Gautier, Mississippi. | |
| At a news conference, police did not say why Mr Lamb was a suspect in either murder but they did say they thought he was no longer on the university grounds. | |
| "At this time we don't think he's on campus, but we're not taking anything lightly," a spokesman said. | |
| Police were first called at 10.18 local time (16:18 GMT) and told shots had been fired. | |
| All campus buildings were then locked from the inside and officials advised people to shelter as police cleared 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. | 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". | 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. | Classes have been cancelled for the day. |
| Mr Lamb was apparently "easy going" and had taken some leave recently for "personal reasons," Don Mitchell, an associate professor of English at the university, told FOX News. | |
| Freshman Noah Joyner, 18, said he stayed inside a bathroom in his dorm buildings during the lockdown. | 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." | "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. | Police helicopters are circling campus and hundreds of officers have swept buildings. |
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