Sacramento State University Student Quran Jones Beats Roommate, Scott Gregory Hawkins to Death with Baseball Bat

I am appalled at the level of violence that is occurring on many college and university campuses lately. Violence shocks the campus of Sacramento State University. Quran Jones allegedly beat his roommate, who has been identified as Scott Gregory Hawkins, 23, to death with a baseball bat Wednesday afternoon. He was later shot with a pepper ball gun when he charged the campus police officers with a knife. When that didn't work, he was shot with their guns and wounded. He is currently hospitalized.
The police said Jones will be arrested and booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on suspicion of murder and attempted murder of a police officer when he's released from the hospital. The victim's identity is expected to be released this morning by the Sacramento County Coroner's Office, after his family has been notified. The authorities have not been able to ascertain what prompted such a violent outburst from Jones Wednesday. Students said the two men were roommates in a five-person suite and had no known prior conflict.

The disturbance began shortly after 2 p.m. when campus police responded to a disturbance on the first floor of the American River Courtyard residence hall. They found an injured man lying on the floor, said Dan Davis, chief of the CSUS police. This is a tragedy and one doesn't expect students to lose their lives on college and university campuses. The streets aren't safe and apparently some colleges aren't either.

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