Murder of 3 Professors at a Thesis Defense Stuns Campus

Police hypothesize that graduate student expected his work to be rejected

By Stephen Burd

San Diego -- The tranquility of summertime was shattered last month at San Diego State University when a disgruntled graduate student unloaded more than 20 rounds of ammunition, killing three professors.

The slayings of three of the engineering school's youngest...

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