A fatal carjacking attempt near the University of Utah late Monday left one student dead and tou ched off a campus-wide lockdown as hundreds of police officers swarmed buildings and nearby foothills and canyons in search of the suspected gunman.
Utah police were hunting in mountain terrain near the university Tuesday morning, searching for the suspected shooter, Austin Boutain, who is a suspect in a homicide last week in Colorado.
ChenWei Guo, a 23-year-old international student, was killed,
Guo, one of thousands of international students at the University of Utah, came to the U.S. in 2012 and dreamed of owning his own consulting company. He enjoyed skydiving, skiing and horseback riding, according to his biography on the school's International Student and Scholar Services website.
Pershing said the university has been in contact with the student's parents in China. Pershing described the violence as "senseless, random act of violence."