Campus police at the University of Arizona say that a professor was fatally shot on campus, in Tucson, on Wednesday afternoon, by a former student.
46-year-old Murad Dervish was named as the suspect and was apprehended after a traffic stop hours later. Authorities say that he used a handgun in the shooting.
Thomas Meixner was identified as the victim. He was the head of the Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences.
Devirsh is being held at the Pima County jail. On Thurday, he was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
An exclusionary order had been filled out, prohibiting Dervish from either the campus, a building on campus, or the area. However, it hadn’t been served because authorities weren’t been able to locate Dervish prior to the occurrence.
