A professor was shot and killed on Monday at Delta State University in Mississippi, a county coroner said, and the school remained locked down as authorities searched for a possible active shooter on campus.
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The university, located in Cleveland, Mississippi, confirmed the fatality on its Twitter account and asked those on campus to stay inside and away from windows. The shooter remains at-large, the Bolivar County Sheriff's Department said, adding it had no immediate description of any possible suspect.
The Bolivar County Coroner said the victim was a professor at the school, which is near the Arkansas-Mississippi state line.
Reports of shots fired prompted the lockdown, with students receiving a text alert at 10:40 a.m. local time, the sheriff's office said. Police were working to clear all buildings on campus Monday afternoon, the school said, adding that all classes were canceled for the rest of the day.
A representative for the university's communications office said it had no further comment.
More than 4,000 students are enrolled in the public university, located 120 miles (193 km) northwest of Jackson, Mississippi. (Reuters)
source:yahoonews
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