JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) - A professor was shot and killed on Monday at Delta State University in Mississippi, a county coroner said, and the school remained locked down after reports of an active shooter on campus.
The university, located in Cleveland, Mississippi, confirmed a fatality on its Twitter account and asked those on campus to stay inside and away from windows.
The Bolivar County Coroner said the shooting victim was Ethan Schmidt, a history professor at Delta State.
The suspect remained on the loose, the Clarion-Ledger newspaper reported, citing the Cleveland Police Department.
The suspect is believed to have been involved in another fatal shooting in a Gautier, Mississippi home that left one woman dead, the Sun Herald reported.
The person of interest in the Gautier shooting is Shannon Lamb, 45, who works in Delta State's social sciences department.
A representative for the university's communications office said it had no further comment.
More than 4,000 students are enrolled in the public university, located 120 miles (193 km) northwest of Jackson.
(Reporting by Therese Apel; Additional reporting by Colleen Jenkins and Suzannah Gonzales; Editing by Susan Heavey and Lisa Lambert)
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