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Georgia College Professor Charged in Fatal Shooting of Student

Before University of West Georgia instructor Richard Sigman allegedly shot and killed student Anna Jones, a man complained to security that Sigman threatened to shoot him during an argument at a pizza restaurant.

evidence at a crime scene shootout.

A university instructor in Georgia has been charged with killing an 18-year-old student who was fatally shot while sitting in a car.

The Carrollton Police Department said in a news release that Richard Sigman, 47, is charged with murder and aggravated assault in the shooting death of Anna Jones, 18. Police said they believe Jones was killed when Sigman shot into a parked car following an argument with a man at a pizza restaurant. The shooting happened shortly after midnight Saturday.

Police said a man told security that Sigman had threatened to shoot him during an argument, and security then asked Sigman to leave. Investigators believe when Sigman left, he walked to the parking deck and started shooting into a parked vehicle, hitting Jones. Friends drove Jones to a hospital where she was pronounced dead, police said.

It is not immediately clear if Sigman has a lawyer to speak on his behalf.

The University of West Georgia told news outlets in a statement that Sigmanโ€™s employment has been terminated. A current course catalog listed Sigman as a lecturer in business administration.

The university said Jones was a student at the university.

โ€œOn behalf of the university, we wish to convey our deepest condolences to Annaโ€™s family and many friends. We know this news is difficult to process and affects many members of our university community. We ask that you keep Annaโ€™s family, friends, and all who have been touched by this tragedy in your thoughts during this tremendously difficult time,โ€ University of West Georgia President Dr. Brendan Kelly said in the statement.

Tens of thousands of Americans die from gun murders and suicides each year, and many more are wounded, leaving families in grief and putting a strain on the health care system. Gun violence is a leading cause of premature death in the country, and in 2020, more kids died from gun violence than they did in automobile crashes. After the mass shooting at the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, LX News host Tabitha Lipkin spoke to Dr. Jonathan Metzl at Vanderbilt University about the impacts shootings have on public health.
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