Rice officials said a junior was shot and killed in her dorm room. The shooter was also found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, officials said.
HOUSTON — A Rice University junior was shot to death at her campus dorm Monday, according to campus officials.
A non-student was also found dead in the dorm with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. They said there was no sign of forced entry into the dorm room and Rice University Police Chief Clemete Rodriguez said it appears that the student, identified as Andrea Rodriguez Avila, let the shooter inside.
Chief Rodriguez also said the shooter left a note behind detailing his troubled relationship with Avila.
It happened at Jones College, which is near the intersection of Main Street and Sunset Boulevard.
Monday was the first day of class for the fall semester.
Rice University President Reginald DesRoche said the discovery was made during a welfare check around 4:30 p.m.
Chief Rodriguez said Avila was from Maryland and they think the shooter was from Florida. Investigators believe the two had been in a dating relationship.
They started checking on Avila when a family member called asking for a welfare check. University officials checked and saw Avila hadn’t gone to class on Monday so they went to her dorm to check on her. That’s when the discovery was made.
They said there were no previous issues at Avila’s dorm.
Officials said resources would be available for students on campus.
An alert went out to students telling them to stay in their rooms on Monday afternoon. Faculty and staff members were also told to shelter in place until further notice. That order was lifted a little before 7 p.m. All classes and activities for the rest of the day were canceled.
Here’s the update provided on Monday night:
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