A University of Utah student was shot dead Monday night outside of the dorms on campus after an argument at about 9 p.m. Students on campus reported hearing the fight and gunshots. Police are searching for a Melvin Rowland, a registered sex offender who she had a relationship with.
SECURE-IN-PLACE LIFTED FOR CAMPUS
Police believe suspect has left campus and is no longer a threat to campus. Continued police activity throughout the night. Please avoid the Medical Towers area. Updates on https://t.co/sMi4tPwuZ7.
— University of Utah (@UUtah) October 23, 2018
According to FoxNews police are searching for a man they say shot and killed a University of Utah student outside of a dormitory on campus, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.
University of Utah Police Lt. Brian Whalin says the female student’s body was found in a car near the medical towers, the Tribune reports. Whalin says the man they are searching for and the student had “a previous relationship.”
Police said the man is 37 years old, roughly 6 foot, 3 inches tall and weighs 250 pounds. He was last seen wearing a gray beanie, black pants, white shoes and a white hoodie.
Whalin says dozens of police officers on campus had the situation under control, the Tribune reports.
“We’ve got the campus secure at this point in…
ATTEMPT TO LOCATE: #homicide suspect Melvin Rowland, 37. Suspect wanted in conjunction with shooting on university campus. pic.twitter.com/BLcEC5ayHp
— Univ of Utah News (@UofUNews) October 23, 2018