Rice University Student Andrea Rodriguez Avila Found Dead After Dorm Shooting [Video]

DesRoches urged students to seek support from the Rice community, adding, “We encourage you to come together as a community, spend time with each other to mourn and use the campus resources available for counseling.”

According to reports from ABC13 Houston after Monday’s news conference, Rodriguez Avila was found alongside an unidentified man police believe she was dating, who investigators think died by suicide after shooting her. The head of the university police said officers found a note believed to be left behind by the shooter.

“In general terms, it was a lot about their relationship, and obviously they were having a troubled relationship at this time,” Rice University Police Chief Clemente Rodriguez said, according to ABC News reports from the news conference.

According to a report cited by the National Domestic Violence Hotline, nearly half (43%) of dating college women report experiencing violent and abusive dating behaviors from partners, and nearly a third (29%) of women …