2 students shot dead on Louisiana college campus

Police report a double homicide at Grambling State University

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published 25 October 2017

An unknown assailant fatally shot two people on the campus of Louisiana's Grambling State University after midnight on Wednesday, then fled the scene, Lincoln Parish sheriff's spokesman Stephen Williams said Wednesday morning. Will Sutton, Grambling's media relations director, said the shooting occurred during a confrontation in a campus courtyard. Local ABC News affiliate KNOE identified the victims as Grambling students Earl Andrews and Monquiarius Caldwell, both 23.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.

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