Suspect in UNLV shooting was rejected for job, decried ‘ignoble actions’ at universities

The man suspected of fatally shooting three people and wounding another at UNLV was a career professor who unsuccessfully sought a job ...     [SUSPECT IN UNLV SHOOTING WAS REJECTED FOR JOB, DECRIED ‘IGNOBLE ACTIONS’ AT UNIVERSITIES]( [The man suspected of fatally shooting three people and wounding another at UNLV was a career professor who unsuccessfully sought a job at the university, according to reports. The suspect was identified by the Associated Press as 67-year-old Anthony Polito, who previously worked at East Carolina University in North Carolina.]( [NEAR CAMPUS, A CHURCH OFFERS A SAFE SPACE, COMPASSION, TO UNLV STUDENTS]( [A detective with Metro Police entered the meeting room at University Church Las Vegas for an announcement: He instructed the UNLV students and staff who were sheltering at the church on Maryland Parkway across from the university to raise their hand if they were on campus for the late Wednesday morning shooting. Most in the room of about 50 from the UNLV community, many of whom were still in shock from what transpired, raised their hands.]( [EDITORIAL: DOES SOCIETY HAVE THE CONVICTION TO TAKE ACTION TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE?]( [On Wednesday, Southern Nevadans shared the terror of yet another mass shooting. “I am used to sending emails to students to ask where their paper is,” Michael Kagan, the Joyce Mack Professor of Law and Director of the UNLV Immigration Clinic posted on X (formerly Twitter). “Today I am sending emails just to make sure they are alive.”]( [LAS VEGAS WILL LIGHT UP THE ALREADY-ELECTRIC NBA IN-SEASON TOURNAMENT]( [The first-ever NBA In-Season Tournament game last month exceeded all expectations. Superstar guard Damian Lillard had to take over to lead his new team, the Milwaukee Bucks, over the New York Knicks with a game-winning 3-point shot. Lillard beamed after the game and admitted he didn’t “really know what was going on” with the tournament, except he felt a different level of energy competing in it.]( [AMID FLURRY OF RUMORS, KEY PIECES REMAIN IN PLACE FOR UNLV FOOTBALL]( [It’s been a wild, stressful week for UNLV football, and nothing has even happened. The quarterback is still in place, the offensive coordinator is still in place, the head coach is still in place, and all is good for the resurgent Scarlet and Gray — for now.](   MOST READ: [‘Tragic Day’: 3 killed, 1 injured in midday campus shooting at UNLV]( [National Finals Rodeo won’t begin Thursday on UNLV campus because of shooting](  [Six Republicans who falsely certified Trump as Nevada election winner face charges]( [Vegas pick’em: NFL Week 14 winners against the spread]( [Golden Knights rally for win on ‘difficult day’ following UNLV tragedy](   [Facebook](  [X](     Greenspun Media Group | 2275 Corporate Circle, Suite 300, Henderson, NV 89074 [Unsubscribe {EMAIL}]( [Update Profile]( | [Our Privacy Policy]( | [Constant Contact Data Notice]( Sent by gmginfo@gmgvegas.com