Posted on Dec 7, 2023
UNLV gunman who killed 3 was rejectedafter applyingfor a job at the school, police say
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Anthony Polito, 67, was shot dead by police following a confrontation outside of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
The gunman who opened fire Wednesday on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas killing three people and wounding a fourth had applied for a job at the school but was not hired, according to two senior law enforcement officials briefed on the case.
The officials identified the man as Anthony Polito, 67, who was shot dead by police following a confrontation outside the university. Law enforcement officials said he did not recently apply for the job at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and a specific motive for the shooting is unclear.
The shooting began on the fourth floor of Beam Hall and then continued to "multiple" other floors before the suspect was "neutralized," Las Vegas Police Sheriff Kevin McMahill said.
The victims have not been identified.
Polito kept a personal website about his life, writing about various topics including his professional career, hobbies, and claims that he decoded the Zodiac Killer’s messages.
The gunman who opened fire Wednesday on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas killing three people and wounding a fourth had applied for a job at the school but was not hired, according to two senior law enforcement officials briefed on the case.
The officials identified the man as Anthony Polito, 67, who was shot dead by police following a confrontation outside the university. Law enforcement officials said he did not recently apply for the job at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and a specific motive for the shooting is unclear.
The shooting began on the fourth floor of Beam Hall and then continued to "multiple" other floors before the suspect was "neutralized," Las Vegas Police Sheriff Kevin McMahill said.
The victims have not been identified.
Polito kept a personal website about his life, writing about various topics including his professional career, hobbies, and claims that he decoded the Zodiac Killer’s messages.
UNLV gunman who killed 3 was rejectedafter applyingfor a job at the school, police say
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..."Polito graduated from the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia, where he earned a Ph.D. in management, according to his website. He wrote that he earned an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, a double undergraduate major in mathematics and statistics from Radford University in Virginia, and boasted about being a member of MENSA, the high-IQ society where people have to take a standardized test, score in the top 2%, and pay dues.
A spokesperson for MENSA said he joined in 1980 but let his membership expire by not paying his dues earlier this year.
In one section on his website, he said that he had lived in Georgia, Iowa, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Virginia and Wyoming. He also wrote about his love for Las Vegas.
“Hard to believe, looking back, but I had the pleasure of making more than two dozen trips to Vegas over the last fifteen years,” he wrote. “I don’t gamble that much, but there is plenty to do there, that’s for sure !! Over those years, my steel trap mind collected more information and trivia about Vegas than probably anyone in this state east of I-95 (at least)!”
Students were gathered outside Beam Hall "playing games and eating food" when the shooting began, McMahill said. Freshman Jose Lopez said he was watching YouTube videos on the fourth floor of the business school building when he heard a loud boom, and then another.
"I was scared and my legs started shaking," Lopez, 18, told NBC News.
He said he briefly "froze like a statue" and then ran to the third floor and hid with other people in an academic advisory office. The group waited there until police came and escorted them to safety.
Connor Friedman, 20, a junior, also heard gunfire."...
..."Polito graduated from the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia, where he earned a Ph.D. in management, according to his website. He wrote that he earned an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, a double undergraduate major in mathematics and statistics from Radford University in Virginia, and boasted about being a member of MENSA, the high-IQ society where people have to take a standardized test, score in the top 2%, and pay dues.
A spokesperson for MENSA said he joined in 1980 but let his membership expire by not paying his dues earlier this year.
In one section on his website, he said that he had lived in Georgia, Iowa, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Virginia and Wyoming. He also wrote about his love for Las Vegas.
“Hard to believe, looking back, but I had the pleasure of making more than two dozen trips to Vegas over the last fifteen years,” he wrote. “I don’t gamble that much, but there is plenty to do there, that’s for sure !! Over those years, my steel trap mind collected more information and trivia about Vegas than probably anyone in this state east of I-95 (at least)!”
Students were gathered outside Beam Hall "playing games and eating food" when the shooting began, McMahill said. Freshman Jose Lopez said he was watching YouTube videos on the fourth floor of the business school building when he heard a loud boom, and then another.
"I was scared and my legs started shaking," Lopez, 18, told NBC News.
He said he briefly "froze like a statue" and then ran to the third floor and hid with other people in an academic advisory office. The group waited there until police came and escorted them to safety.
Connor Friedman, 20, a junior, also heard gunfire."...
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