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| Delta State University shooting suspect 'kills himself' | Delta State University shooting suspect 'kills himself' |
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| A gunman who shot dead a professor as he worked in his university office in Mississippi has died after apparently killing himself, officials say. | A gunman who shot dead a professor as he worked in his university office in Mississippi has died after apparently killing himself, officials say. |
| Geography professor Shannon Lamb died following a manhunt. | Geography professor Shannon Lamb died following a manhunt. |
| He is suspected of shooting Ethan Schmidt, a history teacher at Delta State University, in an attack in the city of Cleveland. | He is suspected of shooting Ethan Schmidt, a history teacher at Delta State University, in an attack in the city of Cleveland. |
| Police also linked Mr Lamb to the fatal shooting of a woman 300 miles away earlier in the day. | Police also linked Mr Lamb to the fatal shooting of a woman 300 miles away earlier in the day. |
| Amy Prentiss, 41, was found shot dead at the home she shared with Mr Lamb in Gautier, Mississippi, in the early hours. | Amy Prentiss, 41, was found shot dead at the home she shared with Mr Lamb in Gautier, Mississippi, in the early hours. |
| At a news conference on Monday evening, police in Gautier said they had spoken to Mr Lamb, 45, who had been an employee of the university since 2009. | At a news conference on Monday evening, police in Gautier said they had spoken to Mr Lamb, 45, who had been an employee of the university since 2009. |
| He had told police he was "not going to jail". | He had told police he was "not going to jail". |
| He later pulled over as police were following him and jumped out of his car, and when officers gave chase they heard a single gunshot and found Mr Lamb dead, Delta State University police official Lynn Buford told the Associated Press news agency. | He later pulled over as police were following him and jumped out of his car, and when officers gave chase they heard a single gunshot and found Mr Lamb dead, Delta State University police official Lynn Buford told the Associated Press news agency. |
| Police were called to the university at 10:18 local time (16:18 GMT) when shots were heard. | Police were called to the university at 10:18 local time (16:18 GMT) when shots were heard. |
| Prof Schmidt, who specialised in Native American and colonial history, was shot in his office inside the university's Jobe Hall building, police said. | Prof Schmidt, who specialised in Native American and colonial history, was shot in his office inside the university's Jobe Hall building, police said. |
| All campus buildings were then locked from the inside and officials advised people to shelter as police cleared students from buildings on campus. | All campus buildings were then locked from the inside and officials advised people to shelter as police cleared students from buildings on campus. |
| 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," he said. "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. "It was pretty terrifying to hear people banging on the door." |
| Police helicopters circled the campus and hundreds of officers swept the buildings. | Police helicopters circled 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. | 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 Prof Schmidt "a gentleman in every sense of the word" and "a terrific family man". | He called Prof 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. |