Posted on 04/25/2009 1:23:42 PM PDT by MuttTheHoople
A manhunt is on in Athens for a University of Georgia professor accused of shooting and killing three people.
Police are looking for George M. Zinkhan III, a professor in the Department of Marketing and Distribution.
George M. Zinkhan
Two blocks were secured in Athens after the shootings.He is a 57-year-old white male, last seen wearing a polo shirt and blue shorts, according to the UGA web site. He may be traveling in a red car.
The shooting happened late this morning at or near the Athens Community Theatre off Prince Avenue near downtown. Clarke County coroner Sonny Wilson confirmed the deaths, but did not know the ages or gender of the victims.
A man outside the shooting scene said his son was a witness to the slayings.
John Hardy of Conyers said his son, Matt Hardy, was standing next to one of the victims. John Hardy says his son told him that the victim, Tom Tanner, was shot twice — once in the front and the back.
John Hardy said Matt Hardy, who lives in Athens, was a friend of Tanner’s. His son was being questioned by Athens police as of 3:15.
“At 22 you’re not supposed to watch people die,” said John Hardy.
Around 3:30 p.m., Matt Hardy left the scene with his parents. He declined to comment on what he told investigators.
The University of Georgia sent a text alert to students saying that a UGA professor is a suspect in an off-campus shooting in the Prince Avenue area.
UGA Alerts, which began after the Virginia Tech killings in March 2007, are used to let more than 25,000 know quickly when there are possible dangerous situations, said Pete Konenkamp, university spokesman.
There has been no indication that Zinkhan has returned to campus, Konenkamp said.
Zinkhan, who earned a doctorate from the University of Michigan in 1981, came to UGA in spring 1994 from the University of Houston.
UGA President Michael Adams released the following statement:
“The University community is shocked and saddened at this tragic event. Our first thoughts are for safety of the university community and for prompt apprehension of the person responsible. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of all those who have been affected.”
“He may be traveling in a red car.”
If he’s a leftist you can be sure of it. ;)
I’ll be sure to keep my doors locked.
So, even university professors occasionally can be insane.
Hoo wudda thunk it?
And it is probably a Prius.
Most college professors are insane.
So I guess we can lump ALL college professors as being murderous psychos....the bedwetting Red Diaper Babies on the Left lump all Christians with Abortion Clinic Bombers.
Which part did john play in dumb and dumber??
I'll be sure to stay locked and loaded.
“Clarke County coroner did not know the ages or gender of the victims.”
He confirmed that the victims were dead, but that was as far as his expertise went. As to gender of the victims, the coroner had no clue. This will be an interesting case.
I'm pretty sure the men at Bunker Hill, Gettysburg, Belleau Wood, the Ardennes, Iwo Jima, the Chosin Reservoir, Khe Sanh, Afghanistan, and Baghdad probably felt the same way.
lol
I don’t see anything about his politics in the article.
Mutt,I don’t wish to seem disagreeable,but what leads you to describe the accused as liberal, or radical, or Marxist;or to suggest the victim was killed for disagreeing in class ?
He is wearing ErF sandals and has a nasty dirty backpack ... this has not been confirmed ... but I bet it would be a good description!
with the 0bama sticker on the bumper.
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