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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 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 died following a manhunt. Geography professor Shannon Lamb is suspected of shooting Ethan Schmidt, a history teacher at Delta State University, in the town of Cleveland.
He is suspected of shooting Ethan Schmidt, a history teacher at Delta State University, in an attack in the city of Cleveland. Lamb had told police on Monday that he was "not going to jail".
Police also linked Mr Lamb to the fatal shooting of a woman 300 miles away earlier in the day. 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.
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. Police said they had not determined a motive for the killings.
He had told police he was "not going to jail". 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.
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. When officers gave chase they heard a single gunshot and found Lamb dead, Delta State University police official Lynn Buford told AP news agency.
Police were called to the university at 10:18 local time (16:18 GMT) when shots were heard. Schmidt, who specialised in Native American and colonial history, was shot in his office, 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.
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 his dorm 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. Lamb was apparently "easygoing" and had taken some leave recently for "personal reasons", colleague Don Mitchell told Fox News.
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.