Gunman in Delta State Shooting 'Found Dead': Police
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The man suspected of fatally shooting a professor at Mississippi's Delta State University on Monday was dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
The man who sparked a manhunt after allegedly gunning down a college instructor and killing his domestic partner was found dead late Monday, police said, The Huffington Post reported citing local media.
Shannon Lamb, 45, died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, The Clarion-Ledger reported.
Delta State University police chief Lynn Buford said that Greenville Police spotted Lamb's black 2011 Dodge Avenger on Mississippi Highway 1 late Monday, and tried to pull him over. During the chase, Lamb allegedly bailed out of the car and fled into the woods on foot, with officers in pursuit.
A gunshot was heard, and Lamb was found a short time later, officials said. Lamb was transported to the hospital in Greenville where he was pronounced dead.
Earlier in the evening, police made contact with Lamb, who said he was "not going to jail."
Lamb was the chief suspect in the murder of Delta State University history professor Ethan Schmidt, who was shot and killed in his on-campus office on Monday morning.
Police also suspected Lamb was involved in the slaying of Amy Prentiss, 41, of Gautier, Mississippi. Lamb, a geography and social science professor at DSU, was romantically involved with Prentiss, Gautier Police Detective Matt Hoggatt told WLOX.
A motive for the slayings is not known at this time.
The attack left students and staff on edge all day as they awaited news from authorities that the active shooter was no longer in the vicinity.