<p>Does anyone know if people in the community that includes nearby Durham were informed of this crime right away? The articles I've read say that the UNC campus was informed, but a day and a half later it was just getting out to the wider community, as far as I know.</p>
<p>As far as I know, this shooting occurred at 5 am Wed. The police were called by people in the neighborhood where this occurred. The crime itself had been announced and printed in local papers and news (yesterday and today), as well as campus notification, but my understanding is that she had not been identified until today, or at least her identification was not publicly released until this afternoon, but the crime itself had certainly been published Wed., and everyone on campus were notified. Local communities were certainly notified, via published accounts in local newspapers and other news media.</p>
<p>Didn't someone notice her missing though? Like wouldn't a friend, etc. have reported that she wasn't at work/class/ASB meeting, etc? Were her parents aware she wasn't accounted for before they identified the body?</p>
<p>On police press conference on WRAL this afternoon, they said she wasn't identified until around 10am this morning. They stated she was found in sneakers, t-shirt and sweat pants--no id of any kind, keys, etc.</p>
<p>If there is in fact someone targeting university students, as has been reported in the last week (Auburn, Appalachian, and now Chapel Hill) although we don't know if any of these incidents are related, other universities in the area should have notified their students, and I'm wondering if they were aware of the situation or if they for some reason decided against sending out an email or whatever notification process they use.</p>
<p>vc08: It was reported that her roommates/friends last saw her at 1:30 am Wednesday (they were apparently going out; she was staying home). The shooting occurred at 5 am. So not of a lot of time between 1:30 and 5 to be unduly concerned, I'm thinking.</p>
<p>its really wierd that an honors student and her friends were roaming around at 1.30 in the morning and then at 5 AM...which means she left at 4.30 ish...
and that too on a weekday.
Also, the criminals would usually take everything fromthe person to make it harder on the police and earn some time for themselves. I wish the worst for the criminals.</p>
<p>L. Fortissimo: The "shooting incident" at Appalachian was apparently fake (the student made up that particular story), but I agree about the concern that these may not be random events.</p>
<p>O yea ..i agree with janieblue...that was totally fake...i saw it in the news this morning,....kids were freaking out abt it...</p>
<p>janieblue: Right, so why weren't Duke students aware of it? As far as I know, they weren't, and it's rather disconcerting.</p>
<p>I didn't refer to it as a "shooting incident;" I said it had been reported that someone had been targeting university students at various universities.</p>
<p>I also heard she was staying in and the friends were in and out. Maybe she is an early morning runner and she was over at Hillcrest to run that loop. I would think it would be a challenging 'course' with all the elevation changes.</p>
<p>The Newsobserver and other outlets carried the story of the unidentified victim on Wednesday. Not sure why Duke didn't pick it up, but it's likely they didn't focus attention until they became aware this was a UNC student.</p>
<p>I'm a little nervous that the vehicle was found a couple of blocks from my d's dorm. I would love to know if the car was found parked or truly abandoned. With the scarce parking at UNC, it's not uncommon for people to have private parking arrangements along all those side streets.</p>
<p>That makes sense; thanks, ldmom</p>
<p>L. Fortissimo: UNC students had been notified that there was a crime near the campus (not on campus), but at that time, I don't think anyone knew this was a student. This was being investigated by town police, not by university security. So, until a university campus knows that this is campus/student-related, no one would notify neighboring universities. Crimes happen frequently in Durham, for instance, but I doubt UNC students are ever notified specifically, unless the crime is Duke university-related. That's the time you notify other campuses, I would think, though I am really not familiar with the actual policies.</p>
<p>Sorry, I just saw ldmom's post. Yes, I agree.</p>
<p>She was home studying at 2AM on Wednesday morning according to my son and other friends. Everyone please stop with the speculation about why she might have been out a that hour.</p>
<p>Several of her close friends had to make the identification and I am sure that people close to her knew something was amiss yesterday but until positive id could be made and family notified nothing was made public. My son was among her very closest friends and he only was informed this morning prior to the news releases from both the University and the Morehead Foundation's email. His house mate texted him while he was taking an exam telling him to call him ASAP that it was very important. He called us immediately after learning the terrible news.</p>
<p>Additionally I would guess that there is more known than is being said so as not to impact the ongoing investigation. Right now there are many possibilities, most too horrible to consider about what really happened between 2AM and 5AM. Until we know the facts, please honor this wonderful, sweet and beautiful person by not speculating about things that may have led to this horrible and tragic event.</p>
<p>My son and I were talking about the time thing. He says that frequently he gets up by 5am to go in to library and study before a test. Other times he is up early to run or work out. He didn't see the early morning time as unusual at all.</p>
<p>Agreed. I don't think the hour is unusual, especially for an extremely busy person. Eve was an amazing person who touched many people. In light of this tragic event, though, people do (and will) worry and so are simply trying to make sense of such a senseless act.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if the case of the Duke grad student who was shot and killed not that long ago remains unsolved? I believe he was an international science major and was killed in or near a university apartment complex.</p>
<p>L., I found the following posted Feb. 20:</p>
<p>From wral.com</p>
<p>DURHAM, N.C. — Stephen Lavance Oates, 19, charged in a Duke University graduate student’s death, was indicted Wednesday in a series of armed robberies.</p>
<p>Oates is under indictment in the death of Abhijit Mahato, 29, who was found shot to death inside his apartment on Jan. 19.
Prosecutors believe Oates robbed Mahato at gunpoint and stole $200, a wallet and cell phone from him. They believe that Oates held up three other people at gunpoint that same day.</p>
<p>That was fast, mkm, thanks.</p>