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Looking Forward

Chase Karacostas May 5, 2017

Looking Forward: Criner Following a DNA backlog and other delays, the trial date for Meechaiel Khalil Criner has been pushed back to August at the earliest by Travis County Judge David Wahlberg....

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UTPD: bomb evacuation was self-induced and not official

Albert Zhao May 5, 2017

UT Police Department said the banner displaying the words “Tuition Pays For Bombs” that caused Monday afternoon’s evacuation of the Belo Center for New Media was not a credible bomb threat. After...

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Students express concerns over confusion surrounding classes, exams during on-campus stabbing

Rajya Atluri and Mikaela Cannizzo May 4, 2017

Minutes after four students were stabbed Monday afternoon on campus, many students still went to class and some took exams in the midst of confusion about the ongoing violence around them.   According...

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Individual fabricated West Campus stabbing story

Catherine Marfin May 3, 2017

The student in Monday afternoon’s 26th Street stabbing incident fabricated the report, according to the Austin Police Department. A 20-year-old male student was playing with a knife when he accidentally...

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White claims no memory of Monday attacks

Catherine Marfin May 3, 2017

Biology junior Kendrex White, the student facing murder charges in the death of undergraduate studies freshman Harrison Brown, told police he did not remember Monday’s attack, according to an affidavit...

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May 1, 2017: Timeline of the campus tragedy

Catherine Marfin May 3, 2017

Rumors ran rampant Monday afternoon after a UT student assaulted other students in an attack that left one dead and three injured. The following is a 24-hour breakdown of events from the time the UT Police...

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APD confirms 26th and Nueces stabbing incident

Catherine Marfin May 2, 2017

Austin Police Department Chief Brian Manley clarified details of the Monday afternoon stabbing at Nueces and 26th Streets, at a joint press conference Tuesday morning. The incident was reported to APD...

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Racist flyers appear on campus

London Gibson May 2, 2017

Flyers containing a racist message and image were found on campus yesterday, according to posts on social media.  The flyers depicted a caricature of a black man holding a knife alongside the words...

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Body found in West Campus

Catherine Marfin May 2, 2017

A body of a man believed to be in his 20’s was found in a West Campus apartment near the intersection of Nueces and 27th streets Monday evening after officers responded to a check welfare call, according...

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UTPD identifies suspect in on-campus stabbing

Kayla Meyertons and Catherine Marfin May 2, 2017

Update (10:12 a.m.):  Contrary to many social media rumors yesterday afternoon, investigating authorities have found no evidence that the suspect in Monday afternoon's on-campus stabbing was...

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The University of Texas Stabbing Slideshow

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Victim and suspect in on-campus stabbing identified

Catherine Marfin May 2, 2017

School officials from the North Texas town Graham confirmed the death of UT student Harrison Brown in the on-campus stabbing in a Facebook post Monday evening. The UT Police Department held a press...

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