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Delta State University shooting suspect 'kills himself' | Delta State University shooting suspect 'kills himself' |
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A manhunt for a university professor accused of killing a colleague in Mississippi has ended after the suspect killed himself as police closed in. | |
Geography professor Shannon Lamb is suspected of shooting Ethan Schmidt, a history teacher at Delta State University, in the town of Cleveland. | |
Lamb had told police on Monday that he was "not going to jail". | |
Police also linked Lamb, 45, to the fatal shooting of a woman 300 miles away earlier that 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. |
Police said they had not determined a motive for the killings. | |
At a news conference late on Monday, police in Gautier said they had initially contacted Lamb by phone, and later followed his car. After pulling over, he jumped out of the vehicle. | |
When officers gave chase they heard a single gunshot and found Lamb dead, Delta State University police official Lynn Buford told AP news agency. | |
Schmidt, who specialised in Native American and colonial history, was shot in his office, police said. | |
All campus buildings were then locked from the inside and officials advised people to shelter as police cleared students from buildings. | |
Freshman Noah Joyner, 18, said he stayed inside his dorm 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. |
Lamb was apparently "easygoing" and had taken some leave recently for "personal reasons", colleague Don Mitchell told Fox News. | |
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. |