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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. Ethan Schmidt, who worked in the history department, was shot while in his office on Monday.
Police are searching for the gunman and have released the name of their suspect, a geography professor at the university called Shannon Lamb. The suspect is Shannon Lamb, a geography professor at the university. Police say he is armed and dangerous, and driving a Dodge Charger.
They are also linking Mr Lamb, who is 45, to the fatal shooting of a woman 300 miles away earlier on Monday. They are also linking Mr Lamb, who is 45, to the fatal shooting of a woman 300 miles away earlier in the day.
The woman was found dead at her home in Gautier, Mississippi. Amy Prentiss, 41, was found shot dead at her home in Gautier, Mississippi, in the early hours.
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. The university is about a five-hour drive north, and police were called there at 10.18 local time (16:18 GMT) when shots were heard.
"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". All campus buildings were then locked from the inside and officials advised people to shelter as police cleared students from buildings on campus.
Roughly 3,500 students are enrolled at the university near the Arkansas border.
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," he said.
Police helicopters are circling campus and hundreds of officers have swept buildings. "It was pretty terrifying to hear people banging on the door."
Police helicopters were circling the campus and hundreds of officers swept the buildings.
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.
He 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.
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