Texas university stops classes after student killed in dorm

Classes at Rice University in Houston, Texas were cancelled on Tuesday 27 August after a female student was shot to death in her dorm room by a man who, police believe, took his own life, writes Jessica Willey for ABC13.

Rice University President Reginald DesRoches identified the victim as Andrea Rodriguez Avila, a junior from Maryland. She and a man who was not a student were found at around 4.30 pm in her room at Jones College. “This is a speech that no president wants to make,” DesRoches told reporters. “We are communicating with Andrea's parents and are flying them out tomorrow morning.”

According to Rice University Police Chief Clemente Rodriguez, Avila missed her classes on Monday and a family member could not reach her. The relative requested a welfare check at her dorm room.
Rodriguez said a note, believed to be written by the shooter, was also found and that the two had a dating relationship.
Full report on the ABC13 site