According to officials, a 54-year-old lady was shot by her coworker at Santa Monica College in California earlier this week, and she died on Wednesday from her wounds.
After the shooting at the school’s Center for Media and Design late Monday, Felicia Hudson was declared dead Wednesday night, according to authorities.
The suspected shooter, 39-year-old Davon Durell Dean, had been a janitor at the institution, where Hudson worked as a custodial operations manager. The shooting was referred to as a “workplace violence incident” by officials.
In a statement, the college’s president and superintendent, Kathryn E. Jeffery, stated, “We are deeply saddened and shocked by the tragic loss of our colleague Felicia Hudson, who served the college for nearly three decades with dedication and heart. She took great pride in being a steadfast coworker and leader.”
“The investigation remains ongoing, and detectives are working to determine the full sequence of events leading to this tragedy,” according to the statement. “There are no known additional suspects involved and there is no ongoing threat to the public.”
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Dean was arrested in 2019 for suspected assault with a deadly weapon after being detained in 2011 on accusations of attempted murder. But according to authorities, he was only convicted of misdemeanor property violations.
The community college, which has over 30,000 students spread throughout several satellite campuses in the city by the sea, reopened Wednesday after being closed on Tuesday while the inquiry was underway.
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