Jacob Lee Bard of Evansville, Indiana identified as the Kentucky State University (KSU) shooting suspect who shot dead one student, critically injured another. No known motive.
A 48 year old man has been arrested after unleashing gunfire at Kentucky State University, in Frankfort, KY, Tuesday afternoon that left one student dead and another injured.
Jacob Lee Bard of Evansville, Indiana was identified as the gunman and was said not to be affiliated with the college according to the Frankfort Police Department.
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Active aggressor fired shots at KSU just on 3.10 p.m, Tuesday
Following his arrest, Bard was booked on preliminary charges of murder and first-degree assault, the Courier and Press reported.
The gunman was held in custody at the Franklin County Regional Jail.
Officials with the Frankfort Police Department said they received a report of an ‘active aggressor’ on KSU’s campus at 3:10 p.m. Officers were on scene by 3:14 p.m.
Kentucky State University confirmed that two students were shot. One of the students died as a consequence of being shot while another was in stable but critical condition and receiving medical care according to a release from KSU school officials.
The shooting happened in the area of south campus, WKYT reported.
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Kentucky State Police, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Kentucky Homeland Security were all on scene at the time of the shooting, which led to the school being place on lockdown.
Officials have yet to say what led to the gunman opening fire at the college and whether his victims were intentionally targeted.
Authorities didn’t divulge Bard’s relationship to the victims, why he was on campus, or what may have transpired leading up to the shooting, which took place about 175 miles from Evansville.
KSU officials are suspending all classes, final exams and campus activity for the rest of the week.
‘Students may return home if they choose,’ the release states. ‘… Counseling and support services continue to be available for students, faculty, and staff who may be impacted by this event.’
Nearly 2,200 students attend the southern school and roughly 450 faculty and staff members work there. Final exams started on Monday, according to the university’s website.
