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SDSU Student Guns Down Professors in Thesis Panel Shootout
Frederick Martin Davidson, a 36 year old graduate student in mechanical engineering at San Diego State University, opened fire at a thesis defense in Montezuma Hall after hiding a 9mm pistol and five magazines in a first aid kit. Three professors were killed and three students escaped unharmed. Davidson was arrested outside the classroom and jailed for murder. officials said he was in good academic standing prior to the incident. The thesis addressed shape memory alloy actuators and the panel had reportedly prepared feedback that could affect his academic timeline. University President Stephen Weber led a memorial gathering as the campus mourned the tragedy.
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