UCLA Student Killed Professor Over Grades Before Turning Gun on Himself

William Klug, the professor shot today @UCLA. May he rest in peace, + may we soon end this epidemic of #gunviolence pic.twitter.com/KiOO2WfHCK

— Jennifer Roberts (@jshermanroberts) June 2, 2016

The victim in the UCLA shooting has been identified as William Klug of the university’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. 

Klug received his PhD from Caltech in 2003. 

The student had apparently shot Klug over a grade dispute, sources told KNX. 

#UCLAshooting: Student apparently despondent about his grades shot professor & then killed himself, according to law enf source. @KNX1070

— Claudia Peschiutta (@ReporterClaudia) June 1, 2016

Classes for the spring quarter were ending this week, and many students were taking their finals on Wednesday, June 1. 

The shooter, who hasn’t been identified yet, turned the gun on himself after shooting his professor.  

The UCLA campus was put on lockdown and Wednesday classes were canceled as a result of the shootings.