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Yesterday tragedy reigned on the University of Nevada Las Vegas campus during a mass shooting event. The Vegas gunman killed three and injured a fourth person before dying in a shootout with police. Authorities have identified the suspect as Anthony Polito, 67. Polito was a professor who had sought a job at UNLV.
The incident began in a building for the Lee Business School, but as reported by USA Today, the shooting has reverberated throughout the university. Perhaps unsurprising, as a result of the violent incident, the law school has postponed exams:
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Ben Robinson, a UNLV law student, told USA TODAY he was still sheltering at the university’s Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints building as of 3:19 p.m. local time. He was there studying for his finals.
“I was alerted that there was a shooting when a girl came in the building having just ran from the shooting,” he said. “She was in shock.”
Robinson said he and others have been handing water to law enforcement and directing them to bathrooms. His friends who sheltered in other buildings told him authorities patted down everyone and knocked down any locked doors.
Final exams at the law school are postponed through the weekend, he said.
“Right now, I’m just hoping to go home and spend time with my wife and 3 kids and process everything,” Robinson said.
It’s a wise decision from the administration. After going through a horrific experience, the specifics of the rule against perpetuities isn’t on the top of anyone’s mind.
Our thoughts go out to the entire UNLV community.
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