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UNLV gunman was unemployed professor who had 150 rounds of ammunition and a target list, police say
The suspect in the deadly shooting at the University of Las Vegas, Nevada, had a list of targets at the school, police said Thursday. Three faculty members were killed and a fourth was wounded by the gunman who opened fire on the campus Wednesday before dying in a shootout with police, according to university officials. (Dec 7)
By RIO YAMAT and BEN FINLEY
Updated 12:47 PM EST, December 8, 2023
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 67-year-old college professor who was denied jobs at various Nevada colleges and universities stuffed loaded handgun magazines into his waistband before walking into a University of Nevada, Las Vegas building and killing three faculty members, police said.
After police killed him in a shootout, Anthony Polito was found to be carrying nine magazines for a 9 mm handgun he’d legally purchased last year and a list of targets at the school — although none of those shot was on that list, police said Thursday.
Police still had no motive for Wednesday’s attack, which also left a 38-year-old visiting professor in life-threatening condition at a hospital.
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