‘Selfless’ Student Killed in UNCC Shooting Reportedly Jumped on Gunman to Protect Others
The two University of North Carolina at Charlotte students who were killed during a campus shooting Tuesday evening have been identified as 19-year-old Ellis Parlier and 21-year-old Riley Howell, who reportedly died after jumping on the gunman to protect his classmates.
Authorities say former history student Trystan Andrew Terrell, 22, opened fire in a classroom as students were finishing the last day of the spring semester, killing two and injuring four others. The injured—Drew Pescaro, 19; Sean Dehart, 20; Emily Houpt, 23; and Rami Alramadhan, 20—are all expected to make full recoveries.
“This is the worst day in the history of UNC Charlotte,” Philip L. Dubois, the school’s chancellor, said Tuesday.
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