University of West Georgia Professor Charged With Murder Of Incoming Freshman

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Officers responded at 12:27 a.m. on Saturday to a call about the shooting. Prior to that, police say Sigman got into a verbal altercation with another man at a popular pizzeria called Leopoldo’s. The man told security guards that Sigman threatened to shoot him. Security then approached Sigman, saw that he had a weapon and asked him to leave. Sigman left and headed toward a nearby parking deck, where he began shooting at a parked car and struck Jones, who was in a vehicle with two of her friends. Jones’ friends drove her to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

A spokesperson from the Carrollton Police Department told People that Jones did not know Sigman “at all.”

Sigman was fired from his position at the university following the shooting, according to a statement obtained by People from the University of West Georgia. NBC News reports that the school is is assisting police with the investigation.

“On behalf of the university, we wish to convey our deepest condolences to Anna’s family and many friends,” University of West Georgia president Brendan Kelly told NBC in a statement. “We know this news is difficult to process and affects many members of our university community.”

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[yonder]

1. Condolences to Anna's family and friends for this senseless violence.