Incident

10-05-2022 Arizona Tucson 2-1

Location

October 05, 2022

University of Arizona - Harshbarger Building
1133 E James E Rodgers Way
Tucson, Arizona

Participants

  • Type: Victim
  • Name: Dr Thomas Meixner
  • Age: 52
  • Age Group: Adult 18+
  • Gender: Male
  • Status: Killed
  • Type: Victim
  • Age Group: Adult 18+
  • Gender: Male
  • Status: Injured
  • Type: Subject-Suspect
  • Relationship: Acquaintance
  • Name: Murad Can Dervish
  • Age: 46
  • Age Group: Adult 18+
  • Gender: Male
  • Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

  • Shot - Wounded/Injured
  • Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
  • School Incident
  • School Shooting - university/college
  • Workplace shooting (disgruntled current or former employee)
  • LOCKDOWN/ALERT ONLY: No GV Incident Occurred Onsite
  • Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person

Notes

ex student who had been fired as teaching assistant and banned from building shot head of Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences; 2nd person inj by bullet fragments. Suspect arrest on I-8 near Gila Bend.

Guns Involved

2 guns involved.

  • Type: 9mm
  • Type: 25 Auto

Sources

District

Congressional District: 7
State Senate District: 20
State House District: 20