Texas Tech University Student Shoots and Kills Campus Police Officer

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017

A Texas Tech University student was arrested on Monday, October 9, 2017, at the Lubbock, Texas school after shooting and killing a Campus Police Officer in the head at the Univeristy’s Police Headquarters with a gun in his possession while being questioned regarding the discovery of drugs in his dormitory room.  The student suspect fled the University Police Headquarters immediately after the shooting.

The Texas Tech University Administration immediately placed the 30,000 plus student campus on lock-down for safety and security reasons of all people residing, working, studying, or visiting the university and surrounding community.

A Lubbock Police Department SWAT Team was summoned to find and arrest the suspect before he would cause or attempt to hurt other people at the university or in the community.  The SWAT Team was able to locate and place into custody the student suspect shortly after having fled the University Police Headquarters on campus.  The suspect is expected to be charged with murder of the University Police Officer.

Texas Tech lifted the lock-down of the university shortly after the student suspect was arrested and placed into custody by the Lubbock SWAT Team.  

The tragic incident is under investigation by the Texas Tech University Police Department and the Lubbock Police Department.