University of Utah student killed outside dorm identified, gunman found dead: Updated

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The 37-year-old registered sex offender believed to have shot and killed a University of Utah student outside a dormitory on campus Monday night was reportedly found dead in an off-campus location early Tuesday morning

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Melvin Rowland was reportedly found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound several hours after the body of a female student was discovered near the medical towers.

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University President Ruth Watkins confirmed in a campus-wide message that Lauren McCluskey, a senior from Pullman, Washington, was the student killed Monday night.

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“Lauren was a highly regarded member of the university’s track and field team and an outstanding scholar, a senior majoring in communication,” the letter said. “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.”

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Lt. Brian Wahlin with the University of Utah Police Department told reporters McCluskey had a “previous relationship” with Rowland and they are believed to have had an argument at about 9 p.m. Monday night.

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Several students on campus reported hearing the fight and later gunshots

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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.

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