Arizona Professor Shot and Killed on Campus

A College of Arizona professor was shot and killed on the Tucson campus Wednesday, The Arizona Republic reported. Police pursued the suspect, a former scholar of the slain professor, for a number of hours earlier than apprehending him throughout a site visitors cease.

Courses had been canceled for the day however resumed Thursday.

The sufferer was Thomas Meixner, head of the college’s Division of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences. In a assertion concerning the taking pictures, Arizona president Robert C. Robbins referred to as Meixner a “beloved” member of the college group and requested that his household’s privateness be revered. He additionally supplied hyperlinks to campus counseling assets.