The man suspected of shooting dead
his girlfriend then killing a colleague at a Mississippi university had
left a note apologising, say police.
Shannon Lamb's handwritten
note said: "I am so sorry I wish I could take it back. I loved Amy and
she is the only person who ever loved me."
Mr Lamb, who later killed himself, is accused of murdering Amy Prentiss at her home in Gautier on Monday.
Police said he drove 300 miles to Delta State University and killed again.
Tributes have been paid to the second victim, Ethan Schmidt, a history teacher at the university in the city of Cleveland.
Police
in Gautier said Shannon Lamb called them at 10:00 local time (14:00
GMT) on Monday and said he had shot and killed someone, but without any
explanation.
When police got to Ms Prentiss's home they found the note and the 41-year-old woman's body.
But there was no hint at the horror Mr Lamb was about to unleash at the other end of Mississippi.
A few hours later, shots were fired at the university, which is a five-hour drive away, and the campus was put on lockdown.
Ethan Schmidt, a history teacher, was found dead in his office from gunshot wounds.
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The university was cleared by police
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Ethan Schmidt was a professor of history at the university
A brief manhunt followed the university shooting but Mr Lamb told police on the phone that he was "not going to jail".
Police located his car but after he pulled over, he jumped out of the vehicle and shot himself.
A longtime friend of Mr Lamb, Carla Hairston, said the college professor was smart, charismatic and funny.
Police say they are still searching for a motive in both killings.
Detective
Matt Hoggatt, one of the investigating officers, said there was no
indication that drugs, alcohol or domestic violence played a part and
there is no suggestion that Mr Schmidt and Ms Prentiss had a romantic
relationship.
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