3 dead at college in Casper Wyoming

[dragon]

No guns just sharp edged weapons.

A man fatally injured one person, then burst into a Wyoming college class Friday morning to kill another person and, ultimately, himself, police said.

According to Casper police, "there were no firearms involved in the crime(s), and the (victims') injuries were caused by a sharp-edged weapon." It was not immediately clear how the three people -- one of whom was a Casper College faculty member -- were killed.

"I've been a college administrator for about 40 years, (and) I can say without a doubt this is the worst day of my career," said college President Walter Nolte.

Police Chief Chris Walsh did not immediately identify the three dead but said one was a woman and two were men, including the suspect. All of them knew each other, he added.

Authorities got their first call shortly after 9 a.m. MT (11 a.m. ET) about "a traumatic injury on the campus of Casper College." About 33 law enforcement officers from various agencies arrived within minutes, according to Walsh.

Casper College subsequently went on lockdown, as did the Natrona County Schools, as authorities tried to ascertain what happened.

As they canvassed the world physical science building, officers found two dead bodies in a third-floor classroom, the police chief said.

Meanwhile, two minutes after that first call, police learned of another "traumatic injury" at a site off-campus. Police are working under the assumption that this death is related to the other two and that the man behind all the violence is dead.

"There is no one at large, and there's no threat of violence or anything like that," Walsh told reporters early Friday afternoon.

The police chief said the suspect was not a current Casper College student, although he didn't elaborate or explain how the three dead knew each other. Walsh did say "the suspect appeared to be completely alone."

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[ryacko]

People aren't fit to own sharp knives.

Only people, who as a part of their job are required to, should be licensed to cut meat. Furthermore, people licensed to cut meat, should not be allowed to do so in a private setting.

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On a more serious note, anyone know why society in general is more scared of random acts of violence or crime then violence and crime by someone they know? I didn't hear any major politicians claim any victim of gang violence as their son, and whenever there is gang violence at a school, it's not a national tragedy.

[PeZook]

Random violence is more scary because it's random: you can't plan and act in a way that mitigates the risk. If you go into downtown Detroit at night, you expect it to be dangerous and potentially deadly. When you get up to go to class in the morning, you generally don't expect there to be a significant risk of having to fight an armed psychopath for your life.

[Formless]

People aren't fit to own sharp knives.

Only people, who as a part of their job are required to, should be licensed to cut meat. Furthermore, people licensed to cut meat, should not be allowed to do so in a private setting.

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Actually, the local news here in CO were speculating that the weapon used was a bow and arrow (which would technically be a "sharp edged weapon" if you used a broadhead), but the cops aren't saying anything more detailed than what you see in this article. For all anyone knows it was a psycho with a katana.

[Sea Skimmer]

What's being said now is he stabbed the women at her house, then went to the school shot his father with a bow and arrow as he was teaching, then stabbed himself, then stabbed his father in a struggle as the arrow didn't kill him. That's a heck of a nut.