Updated Oct. 6, 9:13 a.m.
The Tucson campus is open today. Classes may be rescheduled or repurposed in some part by instructors to accommodate time for reflection on the loss of our beloved colleague, Tom Meixner.
Support and counseling services are available to anyone in need. Please look out for communications from your instructors.
Campus Health Counseling and Psych Services is available to provide support for students. Please call 520-621-3334 if you need help.
For the latest information please visit https://www.arizona.edu/campus-shooting.
Updated Oct. 5, 7:15 p.m.
Law enforcement authorities have apprehended a suspect in the shooting that occurred today on the University of Arizona main campus.
Arizona Department of Public Safety officers apprehended Murad Dervish after a traffic stop near Gila Bend, Arizona, at 5:10 p.m.
For updates, please visit the Campus Shooting webpage or follow UAPD on Twitter (@UArizonaPolice).
Faculty, staff and students needing mental health support are encouraged to contact the services below:
Counseling & Psych Services, on-demand mental health support for students, caps.arizona.edu, 520-621-3334
Employee Assistance Counseling, available 24/7 to all benefits-eligible University of Arizona employees, their dependents and members of their households, 877-327-2362 (TTY: 800-697-0353)
Life & Work Connections, resources, tools and education for faculty and staff, lifework.arizona.edu, 520-621-2493
Published Oct 5, 5:30 p.m.
The University of Arizona experienced a shooting today on its main campus in Tucson. At approximately 2 p.m., a person entered the John W. Harshbarger Building and one victim was shot and has since died.
The university has canceled all in-person classes on the Tucson campus for the remainder of the day and is asking all non-essential faculty, staff and students to leave the Tucson campus or go to their dorms.
The University of Arizona Police Department and the Tucson Police Department continue to search for the suspect.
The suspect is described as a white male, 5 feet 8 inches tall, about 35 years old, with short brown hair, and wearing a blue baseball cap and a dark backpack.
Please remain clear of the Harshbarger Building, 1133 E. James E. Rogers Way, located northwest of the Student Union Memorial Center, and stay tuned to UAlert for the latest updates. You can sign up for UAlert using this link: https://cirt.arizona.edu/sign-ualert.
Faculty, staff and students needing mental health support are encouraged to contact the services below:
Counseling & Psych Services, on-demand mental health support for students, caps.arizona.edu, 520-621-3334
Employee Assistance Counseling, available 24/7 to all benefits-eligible University of Arizona employees, their dependents and members of their households, 877-327-2362 (TTY: 800-697-0353)
Life & Work Connections, resources, tools and education for faculty and staff, lifework.arizona.edu, 520-621-2493
Original source can be found here.
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