Nothing good ever comes from black and white relationships.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/university-of-utah-student-21-killed-by-ex-
boyfriend-was-on-phone-with-parents-before-fatal-shooting
The 21-year-old University of Utah student who was allegedly killed late
Monday night by her ex-boyfriend -- a registered sex offender -- was
reportedly on the phone with her mother just moments before the fatal
shooting.
Lauren McCluskey, a senior from Pullman, Washington, was found dead soon
after gunshots were heard near a residential dormitory on campus. Her
suspected killer, Melvin Rowland, was found dead inside an off-campus
church in downtown Salt Lake City.
In a statement obtained by KTVU and attributed to her family, McCluskey's
mom said she was speaking to her daughter on the phone as she returned
from an evening class to her apartment.
"Suddenly I heard her yell, 'No, no, no!' I thought she might have been in
a car accident. That was the last I heard from her," the statement said.
"My husband called 911. I kept the link open. In a few minutes, a young
woman picked up the phone and said all of Lauren's things were on the
ground."
Melvin Rowland, a 37-year-old registered sex offender, is believed to have
shot and killed University of Utah student Lauren McCluskey. He was found
dead with from a self-inflicted gunshot wound about 4 miles from campus.
Melvin Rowland, a 37-year-old registered sex offender, is believed to have
shot and killed University of Utah student Lauren McCluskey. He was found
dead with from a self-inflicted gunshot wound about 4 miles from campus.
In the statement, the family said McCluskey and Rowland dated for about
one month and he had lied to her about "his name, his age, and his
criminal history."
"Lauren was informed by a friend about his criminal history, and she ended
the relationship with her killer on October 9, 2018," the statement
continued. "She blocked his and his friends' phone numbers and complained
to the University of Utah police that she was being harassed."
According to the Salt Lake Tribune, Rowland was convicted of attempted
forcible sex abuse and enticing a minor over the Internet in 2004. He was
released from prison in 2013.
University of Utah Police Lt. Brian Wahlin told reporters Rowland and
McCluskey appeared to have had an argument at about 9 p.m. Monday night.
Police found her body just before 10 p.m. near the medical towers.
Wahlin said police followed Rowland into the off-campus church after he
was spotted at about 1 a.m. He said Rowland's body was found inside the
church; he did not provide the circumstances of Rowland's death.
FOX13 reported Rowland was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound
inside the Trinity AME Church, about four miles away from the scene of the
shooting.
At 1:47 a.m., the university sent an alert that Rowland was “no longer a
threat.”
University President Ruth Watkins said the university canceled classes
Tuesday and scheduled a 5 p.m. vigil for McCluskey.
“Lauren was a highly regarded member of the university’s track and field
team and an outstanding scholar, a senior majoring in communication,”
Watkins said in a campus-wide message. “Several members of our university
administration spoke with Lauren’s family last night and I have also
reached out to them. Her family is understandably in shock at this news
about their daughter. They are heartbroken. We have and continue to offer
our full support to them at this terrible time.”
Athletics Director Mark Harlan said university counselors and
psychologists were available to support McCluskey's teammates, coaches and
friends.
"This news has shaken not only myself but our entire University of Utah
athletics family to its core," he said.
McCluskey was a track and field athlete and majored in communication. She
was set to graduate in May 2019.
"It was really scary to look out the window and see. I saw 15 to 20 police
officers right where we're standing right now," Tyler Olsen, a student who
lives in family housing near the shooting scene, told the Deseret News. "I
mean, you're in your home, but nowhere feels safe in that moment."
Last month, an ex-convict pleaded guilty to killing a University of Utah
student from China using a gun stolen after another slaying. Austin
Boutain, 24, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of
parole.
Boutain and his wife were charged with hatching a carjacking plot that led
to the October 2017 death of 23-year-old Chenwei Guo, whose parents live
in Beijing.
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