Three employees were killed and one employee was harmed in a mass shooting
The suspect had applied for a school residency at UNLV, yet was not recruited
He died at the scene following a firefight with police
A disastrous episode unfurled at the College of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) on Wednesday, bringing about the passing of three employees and the injury of one more in a mass shooting. The suspect, who had applied for a school residency at UNLV however was not employed, took part in a firefight with the police and was articulated dead at the scene.
Two UNLV victims have been identified:
Cha Jan Chang, 64. Professor of management information systems.
Patricia Navarro Velez, 39.
Assistant professor of accounting. pic.twitter.com/fBH5UDEY0T— Las Vegas Issues (@VegasIssues) December 7, 2023
Cha Jan Chang
Among the casualties was Cha Jan Chang, 64, warmly known as “Jerry,” who filled in as a business teacher at UNLV and dwelled in Henderson, Nevada. The Clark Area coroner affirmed his personality. Dr. Chang had a significant scholarly vocation, having been an associate teacher at UNLV from 2001 to 2007 and consequently achieving the position of academic administrator in 2007. He procured the two his lord’s and Ph.D. degrees from the College of Pittsburgh. UNLV President Keith Whitfield communicated profound distress, recognizing Dr. Chang’s broad commitment to the field of the board data frameworks during his over 20 years at UNLV.
Patricia Navarro Velez
Another casualty, Patricia Navarro Velez, 39, stood firm on the footing of collaborator teacher in bookkeeping at UNLV and lived in Las Vegas. The coroner gave affirmation of her character. Dr. Navarro Velez, who acquired her Ph.D. from the College of Focal Florida, spent significant time in network safety exposures, confirmation, inside control shortcoming divulgence, and information examination. President Whitfield featured her commitment to teaching the up and coming age of bookkeepers, noticing that she had been with UNLV for almost five years.
Officials have released the names of two of the three victims killed yesterday in a mass shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Professors Cha Jan “Jerry” Chang, 64, and Patricia Navarro Velez, 39 were killed.
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— Newtown Action Alliance (@NewtownAction) December 8, 2023
The UNLV people group and the scholastic world at large are wrestling with the significant loss of these regarded employees. As examinations concerning the intention and conditions of the shooting unfurl, the college grieves the existences of Dr. Chang and Dr. Navarro Velez, recalling their significant commitments to schooling and grant.
