{"id":600294,"date":"2023-12-07T16:13:59","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T13:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/gunman-was-professor-who-unsuccessfully-sought-job-at-unlv-report\/"},"modified":"2023-12-07T16:13:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T13:13:59","slug":"gunman-was-professor-who-unsuccessfully-sought-job-at-unlv-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gunman-was-professor-who-unsuccessfully-sought-job-at-unlv-report\/","title":{"rendered":"#Gunman was professor who unsuccessfully sought job at UNLV: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/AP23341100561383-e1701954525886.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The gunman who opened fire on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), campus Wednesday afternoon was a professor who had unsuccessfully sought a job at the school, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The man shot and killed three people\u00a0and critically wounded a fourth before he died in a shootout with police, authorities said. A law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the investigation\u00a0told the Associated Press that the shooter was a professor who recently <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lied to work at the college.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>He previously worked for East Carolina University in North Carolina, according to the official. Authorities have not publicly identified the gunman or any of the victims.<\/p>\n<p>The shooting broke out at about 11:45 a.m. local time on Wednesday on the fourth floor of an academic building and then moved into the Student Union, police said. It led to a campus-wide evacuation and a lockdown at nearby schools for hours.<\/p>\n<p>UNLV Police Chief Adam Garcia said the gunman was killed in a shootout with two university police detectives outside the building. Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill\u00a0added that there \u201ccould have been countless additional lives taken\u201d if police had not taken down the gunman.<\/p>\n<p>McMahill noted that lessons from the 2017 Las Vegas shooting that left 60 people dead and more than 400 wounded helped authorities \u201cseamlessly\u201d respond to the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>The shooting came the same day Senate Republicans\u00a0blocked Democrats\u2019 move\u00a0to pass an assault weapons ban and universal background checks legislation\u00a0\u2014 an effort that came after the United States surpassed the record over the weekend for\u00a0most mass shootings\u00a0in one year.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden\u00a0echoed his familiar call\u00a0urging Republicans to help reform gun laws after the shooting.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cFor all the action we have taken since I\u2019ve been president, the epidemic of gun violence we face demands that we do even more. But we cannot do more without Congress,\u201d Biden said in remarks.<\/p>\n<p>The university has canceled classes through Friday.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Associated Press contributed.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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