Georgia college professor accused of fatally shooting incoming freshman

NY Post ^ | 8/1/22 | David Propper

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An 18-year-old girl was allegedly shot and killed by a professor at the Georgia university that she planned to attend in the fall, according to police and local reports.

Richard Sigman, 47, was arrested and charged with murder, possession of a firearm and aggravated assault in the Saturday death of Anna Jones, a recent high school graduate who was enrolled as an incoming freshman at the University of West Georgia.

Carrollton police said a man had alerted security at Leopoldo’s, a local pizza place, that Sigman threatened to shoot him after the two got into an argument at around midnight.

When security approached the professor, they saw he had a weapon and told him to leave, according to cops.

Sigman left and walked toward a parking deck, where he allegedly began shooting into a parked vehicle where Jones was sitting, authorities said.

The young woman was struck and her friends quickly drove her to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.…

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