Shooting deaths rock Delta State community
- 9 years ago
Classes were canceled and a vigil was scheduled Tuesday at Delta State University after a geography teacher's shooting spree left three people dead including a "star" of the Mississippi school's faculty.
Authorities were trying to determine why Shannon Lamb, 45, apparently shot his live-in girlfriend in Gautier, Miss., early Monday, then drove 300 miles before confronting and killing an assistant history professor on the university's campus in Cleveland.
Hours later, after being pursued by police, Lamb fatally shot himself, police said.
Lamb's death ended a harrowing day of lockdowns, SWAT teams and building-by-building searches at the 3,500-student campus.
Authorities were trying to determine why Shannon Lamb, 45, apparently shot his live-in girlfriend in Gautier, Miss., early Monday, then drove 300 miles before confronting and killing an assistant history professor on the university's campus in Cleveland.
Hours later, after being pursued by police, Lamb fatally shot himself, police said.
Lamb's death ended a harrowing day of lockdowns, SWAT teams and building-by-building searches at the 3,500-student campus.