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(OSV News) — Archbishop George Leo Thomas of Las Vegas said he is “holding close” those affected by a mass shooting on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus.
Three people were killed and one wounded when a former professor opened fire on the campus Dec. 6 shortly before noon.
The gunman — who was later killed in a shootout with law enforcement — has not yet been named pending notification of kin, but The Associated Press reported him to be an academic who had unsuccessfully sought a position at the university, having previously worked at East Carolina University in North Carolina.
Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill said in a post-attack Dec. 6 press conference that “four additional people” had been “transported to nearby hospitals suffering from panic attacks,” while two officers had sustained minor injuries while searching for the shooter.
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Three people were killed and one wounded when a former professor opened fire on the campus Dec. 6 shortly before noon.
The gunman — who was later killed in a shootout with law enforcement — has not yet been named pending notification of kin, but The Associated Press reported him to be an academic who had unsuccessfully sought a position at the university, having previously worked at East Carolina University in North Carolina.
Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill said in a post-attack Dec. 6 press conference that “four additional people” had been “transported to nearby hospitals suffering from panic attacks,” while two officers had sustained minor injuries while searching for the shooter.
A tragic campus shooting
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Catholics respond to University of Nevada deadly shooting
Archbishop George Leo Thomas of Las Vegas said he is "holding close" those affected by a mass shooting on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus.
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