A disgruntled college professor who was turned down for a position at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) opened fire on Wednesday, killing three people and critically wounding one.
The 67-year-old, who previously worked at the University of North Carolina in North Carolina, took aim at staff and faculty. Anthony Polito was killed in a shootout by Las Vegas police officers who were on the scene within minutes, according to the Associated Press.
Polito reportedly opened fire on the fourth floor of Beam Hall, which houses the Lee Business School. Faculty and students were told to 'Run-Hide-Fight' as the shooter went floor to floor his fatal run-in before being gunned down by two university police detectives outside the building, according to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill.
“The attack was the worst shooting in the city since October 2017, when a gunman killed 60 people and injured more than 400 after opening fire from a casino room window Mandalay Bay on the famous Las Vegas Strip just a couple of miles from the UNLV campus,” Fox News reported
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McMahill testified during a press conference that the first 911 calls came in at 11:45 a.m. After the altercation, two officers were treated for minor injuries.
“It is important to note that there was a gathering outside the building where students were playing and eating food. … And had it not been for the heroic actions of one of these responding police officers, countless additional lives could have been taken. The armed confrontation of the suspect by law enforcement stopped the suspect's further actions,” the sheriff noted.
The identities of the victims have not been released. Polito allegedly used a gun in the killing, according to reports ABC News.
“An officer of the law informed about the probe said Wednesday night that an apartment in Henderson, Nev., believed to be the shooter's home, was being searched,” the press reported.
The UNLV shooter was Dr. Tony Polito, a semi-retired university professor. pic.twitter.com/881ixZ9RJd
— Las Vegas Locally (@LasVegasLocally) December 7, 2023
“Detectives have also recovered the suspect's phone and are now frantically sifting through its contents for clues as to what motivated the killer to carry out his alleged attack. Police are also combing through his professional writings to determine if anything in these texts could shed light on the events that took place on the UNLV campus,” ABC News said.
“Classes and school activities have been canceled through Sunday, and UNLV's basketball game at the University of Dayton, Ohio, was canceled Wednesday because of the shootings,” Fox News reported.
UNLV President Keith E. Whitfield issued a statement about the shooting.
“Today is a tragic day for UNLV. It is with the utmost sadness and pain that I write to you about a shooting that took place this morning on our campus, our home. We are all still in shock as we process this unfathomable event. Members of our community lost their lives and others were injured. My heart aches for our UNLV family. I know we are all sending our love and support to the victims, their families and friends during this difficult time.” write Whitfield sadly in the statement.
Breaking: The UNLV shooter was a crazed Democrat teacher who couldn't get a job at the school. pic.twitter.com/YTXzRQwNdi
— 1776 (@TheWakeninq) December 7, 2023
According to Whitfield, mental health support and counseling services are being offered to students, staff and faculty. The shooting is under investigation and the university is cooperating fully with law enforcement.
“I am incredibly grateful to the countless first responders from University Police Services, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the Clark County Fire Department and all emergency services and medical personnel for their immediate and dedicated response Whitfield added. “Their actions today were brave, heroic and indicative of the strength and resilience of our community.”
President Biden was quick to comment on the tragedy and called for action to address “the epidemic of gun violence we face,” he said. CBS News.
Another liberal mass shooting at UNLV yesterday by a disgruntled 67-year-old college professor whose job application was denied at the university.
It wasn't an AR-15 either, it was a pistol.
The story is already dead, because it doesn't fit the narrative.— Sara Rose (@saras76) December 7, 2023
“Just hours ago, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas became the latest college campus to be terrorized by a horrific act of gun violence,” Biden said in his statement.
“For all the action We have taken since I have been president, the epidemic of gun violence we face demands that we do even more. But we can't do more without Congress,” the president said.
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