Mississippi University Employee ‘Person of Interest’ in Shooting - Police

The Cleveland Police Department says that it is looking for a Delta State University employee Shannon Lamb who has allegedly killed a professor on the university campus earlier this day.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The Cleveland Police Department (CPD) is looking for a Delta State University employee Shannon Lamb who has allegedly killed a professor on the university campus, CPD Chief Buster Bingham said in a press conference on Monday.

"The person of interest that we are looking for is Mr. Shannon Lamb," Bingham said. "He is an employee of the university and at this time we are following up on leads."

Earlier on Monday, an attacker killed one person at the Delta State University's campus, located in the western part of the US state of Mississippi. The victim has reportedly been identified as Professor Ethan Schmid who worked at the university.

Bingham said he would not share any information on how the suspect and the victim were connected.

The Delta State University has set a command center to handle the situation, according to university officials. Classes have been cancelled for the remainder of the day.