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Two people were shot dead in a dorm room at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; they have been identified as 24-year-old student Samuel Knopp and 26-year-old Celie Rain Montgomery, who was not a student at the university. The campus was under lockdown for several hours after the incident, and police ruled out a murder-suicide scenario, indicating that the incident appears to be isolated and involved parties known to each other. The university was closed over the weekend following the shooting, and classes were canceled on Monday.
Deadly Dorm Room Shooting at University of Colorado
The victims of a fatal shooting at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) dorm room have been named as the investigation continues. Samuel Knopp, a 24-year-old university student, and Celie Rain Montgomery, 26, who was not enrolled at the university, were identified by the Colorado Springs Police Department.
UCCS Police responded to gunshots at Crestone House, an on-campus dorm, around 6:00 a.m. on Friday. They found two people deceased at the scene and called on Colorado Springs Police Department to assist with the investigation.
Reports indicate the university was locked down for several hours on Friday to determine if there was an active shooter on campus. Murder-suicide has been ruled out, and police believe this was an isolated incident involving parties who knew each other.
University Community Mourns Loss
The university was closed over the weekend and classes were canceled on Monday following the incident. Chancellor Jennifer Sobanet urged the community to come together and support each other in their grief, reminding students in an email, “Please remember that you are not alone”.
Chancellor Sobanet shared that Knopp was a senior studying music and a cherished member of the Visual and Performing Arts department. “He was an accomplished guitar player and an extremely talented musician,” she said. Montgomery, though not a student, will also be missed by the university community, Sobanet added.
This tragic incident follows closely on the heels of another student death on campus. UCCS’ student newspaper, The Scribe, reported that nursing student Mia Brown passed away after having a medical emergency at the rec center on campus on the night of Feb. 12.
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