2000 University of Arkansas shooting
On Monday, August 28, 2000, James Easton Kelly, 37, a disgruntled graduate student at the University of Arkansas, shot and killed his faculty advisor, Prof. John R. Locke, and then committed suicide shortly afterwards. The murder-suicide was the first incident of its type in the university's history.
| University of Arkansas shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | Fayetteville, AR, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 35°3′9″N 78°52′43″W |
| Date | August 28, 2000 (UTC−05:00) |
| Target | Faculty advisor |
Attack type | School shooting, murder–suicide |
| Deaths | 2 (Locke and the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 0 |
| Perpetrator | James Easton Kelly |
| Motive | Personal vendetta |
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