(News Terupdate) - A Harvard-trained biology professor is facing murder charges in the shooting deaths of three faculty members at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, police said early Saturday.
Authorities said Amy Bishop wounded three other employees Friday. She was arrested outside the sciences building where the shooting occurred, authorities said
Bishop is an assistant professor of biological sciences, according to a profile on the university Web site.
The shooting occurred about 4 p.m. ET in Shelby Hall, which houses the chemistry department, said university spokesman Ray Garner. The building is named after U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama.
Garner identified the dead as Gopi Podila, chairman of the biological sciences department; Maria Davis, associate professor of biology; and Adriel Johnson, associate professor of biology.
The injured were Joseph Leahy, associate professor of biology, in critical condition; Luis Cruz-Vera, assistant professor of biology, in stable condition; and Stephanie Monticello, staff assistant, also in stable condition.
Authorities have not released a possible motive for the shooting.
A news conference is planned for noon on Saturday, said Trent Willis, chief of staff for the city's mayor.
The university has canceled classes and athletic events next week, and a notice on its Web site said counseling was available.
Source : CNN
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Professor charged in Alabama university shooting
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