After about two days of avoiding arrest a 20 year old man has turned himself in to police on a murder charge for a killing that happened here on volleyball courts on the U of A campus. U of A Police say they had a lot of interagency cooperation that helped with this arrest; they also say they are going to work hard to improve an important warning system to let students know of emergencies.
Naturally, news of the arrest was a relief for students. Students who live in the dorms near the volleyball court have been especially unnerved. Students like Kiley Emerling could look out their windows and see first responders trying to save the victim.
“I was looking from my 6th floor window. I saw them giving CPR and put the thing over his body. It was just really sad.”
The shooting happened just before 11pm Sunday. University Police said there were roughly a hundred people at the volleyball courts, and there had been some fights.
After the shooting, family and friends of Minhaj Jamshidi tried to take him to a hospital. They moved him towards a car but decided to wait for first responders instead.