Gunman Kills Student, Himself

A Purdue University student shot and killed another student who was a dormitory counselor, then was found dead in his room on Wednesday.

The counselor, an upperclassman who acts as a resident supervisor in the dormitory, had discovered cocaine in the younger student’s possession on Tuesday, said university spokeswoman Ellen Rantz.

The counselor had told campus police, who searched the student’s room and car and confirmed the drug possession, Rantz said.

Police surrounded the dormitory for more than two hours after the gunman locked himself in his room. Officers fired tear gas inside, entered the room and found the student dead, said university spokesman Joe Bennett.

The names of the two students were not released immediately.