University of Arizona professor killed by former student identified
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A University of Arizona professor who was shot and killed on campus by a former student has been identified as Thomas Meixner, the school announced in a statement. Meixner was a professor who headed the department of hydrology and atmospheric sciences, according to his official school bio.
Meixner was shot and killed Wednesday inside the Harshbarger Building on the university's campus in Tucson, police said. At around 2 p.m. local time, somebody inside the building contacted police and asked them to remove a former student who was not allowed to be there, Balafas said. While police were on their way, they received a second call saying there had been a shooting. A subsequent call to police said that the shooter had fled the building.
Meixner was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
