Police identify suspect in Mississippi college shooting

Delta State University shooting
(Image credit: Screen shot/CBSNews.com)

Police have identified a suspect in the Monday shooting at Delta State University in Mississippi that left a professor dead, CBS News reports. As of Monday afternoon, the suspected shooter remained on the loose.

Police said the suspect is reportedly a university employee named Shannon Lamb. The coroner has confirmed that the victim was Ethan A. Schmidt, an assistant professor of American history in his 50s. Delta State University is a 3,500-student public university located about 120 miles northwest of Jackson in Cleveland, Mississippi.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
To continue reading this article...
Continue reading this article and get limited website access each month.
Get unlimited website access, exclusive newsletters plus much more.
Cancel or pause at any time.
Already a subscriber to The Week?
Not sure which email you used for your subscription? Contact us