A former student shot and killed a University of Arizona professor inside a campus building on Wednesday afternoon, the school and a report said. (Read More Here).
The gunman opened fire inside the John W. Harshbarger Building at the university’s main campus in Tucson at about 2 p.m., sending the school into a lockdown for over an hour before the suspect was arrested.
The school confirmed in a statement that one person was killed in the shooting. The victim was later identified as a professor who works in the Department of Hydrology, Tucson.com reported.
The suspect, identified as 46-year-old Murad Dervish, was captured by state police around 5 p.m. on Interstate 8 in Gila Bend — over 100 miles away.
As police headed towards the building, UA police received another call that shots had been fired.
“Someone recognized the student and knew that he was not allowed inside the building,” UA Police Chief Paula Balafas told Tucson.com.
When police arrived moments later, Dervish had fled the building.
Video shot by Tucson.com showed members of the Tucson Fire Department carrying a man from the building and loading him into an ambulance.
