Details emerge about Rice University student gunned down on first day of classes in apparent murder-suicide
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Andrea Rodriguez Avila was tragically gunned down in her down room by a man she was in a "dating relationship" with, police said.
Andrea Rodriguez Avila, 21, was a junior political science and pre-law major from Nottingham, Maryland. She had just transferred to Rice in spring 2024 from the Community College of Baltimore County, Fox News Digital has learned.
An accomplished student, Avila was deputy parliamentarian of the Rice Student Association, a peer academic advisor at her residential hall – Jones College – and a member of the university’s Honor Council.
A spokesperson for the university confirmed that Avila's family arrived in Houston on Tuesday morning – a day after the tragedy.
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