Overview

• Authorities say the suspected shooter remains at large, a rifle believed to be used was recovered, and the FBI’s Salt Lake City office released photos seeking help identifying a person of interest after two people detained for questioning were released.
• ddle TeTennessee State University fired Assistant Dean Laura Sosh-Lightsy for “inappropriate and callous” social media comments, with President Sidney McPhee citing damage to the institution’s credibility.
• Screenshots shared by Sen. Marsha Blackburn showed Sosh-Lightsy wrote that she had “ZERO sympathy” for Kirk, and her university profile was removed following the termination.
• The University of Mississippi also dismissed a staff member who re-shared hurtful, insensitive comments about the killing, according to Chancellor Glenn Boyce.
• Inside Higher Ed reported a broader online campaign spotlighting campus employees’ posts; a Baylor graduate student lost a teaching placement after a flippant comment, and the free-speech group FIRE said it is monitoring university actions.