U.S.: UCLA tries to make sense of an on-campus stabbing
- People are shocked that something like that would happen. But because we are at the university doesn’t mean we are immune from what goes on in the rest of the world. This could happen in a restaurant or a shopping mall.
- UCLA biochemistry professor Sabeeha Merchant • Discussing the randomness of the stabbing of a female student in a chemistry lab. The stabbing, which occurred in midday, has left much of the university seeking answers. The suspect, Damon D. Thompson, has been arrested and charged with attempted murder. • source