Coverage dated October 5, 2022 to October 6, 2022

Police: Ex-grad student kills Arizona professor on campus

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The University of Arizona has released the name of a professor who authorities said was fatally shot on campus by a former graduate student. University President Robert Robbins identified the

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  1. Fox5 Atlanta

    University of Arizona professor killed in on-campus shooting; suspect arrested (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Officials with the University of Arizona Police Department say a person died as a result of a shooting that happened on the school's Tucson campus on Oct. 5.

  2. ABC 10 Sacramento

    University of Arizona professor shot and killed on campus (opens ABC 10 Sacramento)

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    Police said that the suspect, Dervish Murad, was arrested by DPS troopers at a traffic stop. Police did not say if the victim and suspect knew each other.

  3. Arizona Daily Independent

    University Of Arizona Professor Killed By Former Graduate Student (opens Arizona Daily Independent)

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    On Wednesday, a University of Arizona professor was fatally shot on campus by a student. At approximately 5:10 p.m., Arizona Department of Public Safety conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle outside of Gila Bend.

  4. KESQ Palm Springs

    A professor was shot dead on University of Arizona's main Tucson campus. A suspect is in custody, authorities say (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Paradise Afshar and Kaylene Chassie, CNN A professor was shot and killed Wednesday on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson, authorities said, and a suspect has been arrested. University police first received a call around 2 p.m.

  5. FOX 5 DC

    Arizona professor shot, killed by former student grew up in Maryland (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    A man is in custody after he allegedly shot and killed a University of Arizona professor at the main Tucson campus Wednesday afternoon.

  6. WFMZ Allentown

    Police: Ex-grad student kills Arizona professor on campus (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    The University of Arizona has released the name of a professor who authorities said was fatally shot on campus by a former graduate student. University President Robert Robbins identified the

  7. KEYT Santa Barbara

    A professor was shot dead on University of Arizona's main Tucson campus. A suspect is in custody, authorities say | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    A professor was shot dead on University of Arizona's main Tucson campus. A suspect is in custody, authorities say

  8. CBS News

    University of Arizona professor shot and killed on campus, suspect in custody (opens CBS News)

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    The suspect, identified as Murad Dervish, 46, was taken into custody just outside of Gila Bend, Arizona, roughly four hours after the shooting.

  9. Tucson

    Police: Ex-student fatally shoots professor in University of Arizona building (opens Tucson)

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    Suspected shooter was arrested later in the day by DPS troopers on Interstate 8 near Gila Bend.

  10. NBC News

    University of Arizona professor is fatally shot on campus; a suspect is in custody (opens NBC News)

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    The victim, Thomas Meixner, was the head of the department of hydrology and atmospheric sciences, university President Robert C. Robbins said in a statement.

  11. KVOA Tucson

    Professor killed in University of Arizona shooting (opens KVOA Tucson)

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    TUCSON (KVOA) — A person is dead and another is in custody following a shooting at the University of Arizona Wednesday.

  12. BizPac Review

    Ex-student opens fire killing beloved University of Arizona professor on campus (opens BizPac Review)

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    A professor at the Univ. of Arizona was shot and killed on campus by a former student. He fled the scene and was arrested over 100 miles away.

  13. KVOA Tucson

    University of Arizona professor fatally shot on campus has been identified (opens KVOA Tucson)

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    TUCSON (KVOA) — The University of Arizona has identified the professor who was shot and killed on campus on Wednesday.

  14. The Daily Caller

    University Of Arizona Professor Fatally Shot, Main Suspect Is Former Student (opens The Daily Caller)

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    A University of Arizona professor was shot and killed in an academic building Wednesday by a former student.

  15. Tucson

    Cops: Ex-grad student suspected in Arizona professor killing (opens Tucson)

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    The University of Arizona has released the name of a professor who authorities said was fatally shot on campus by a former graduate student. University President Robert Robbins identified the

  16. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Police ID ex-grad student as killer of Arizona professor (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    The University of Arizona has released the name of a professor who authorities said was fatally shot on campus by a former graduate student.

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